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Úžice (Mělník District)

Coordinates: 50°15′11″N 14°22′44″E / 50.25306°N 14.37889°E / 50.25306; 14.37889
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Úžice
Municipality
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Coordinates: 50°15′11″N 14°22′44″E / 50.25306°N 14.37889°E / 50.25306; 14.37889
CountryFile:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic
RegionCentral Bohemian
DistrictMělník
First mentioned1405
Area
 • Total
10.30 km2 (3.98 sq mi)
Elevation
188 m (617 ft)
Population
 (2026-01-01)[1]
 • Total
1,133
 • Density110.0/km2 (284.9/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
277 45
Websitewww.uzice.cz

Úžice (German: Auschitz) is a municipality and village in Mělník District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,100 inhabitants.

Administrative division

Úžice consists of four municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):[2]

  • Úžice (765)
  • Červená Lhota (0)
  • Kopeč (75)
  • Netřeba (93)

Etymology

The name is derived from the personal name Úža, meaning "the village of Úža's people".[3]

Geography

Úžice is located about 13 kilometres (8 mi) southwest of Mělník and 15 km (9 mi) north of Prague. It lies in a relatively flat landscape in the Central Elbe Table. The highest point is a nameless hill at 227 m (745 ft) above sea level. The Černávka Stream flows through the municipality.

There are three small-scale protected areas in the municipal territory: Kopeč Nature Reserve (rocks with rare thermophilic plants), Dřínovská stráň Nature Monument (protected grasslands on dry marlstone slopes) and Netřebská slaniska Nature Monument (small remains of the original extensive swamps and salt marshes).[4]

History

The first written mention of Úžice is from 1405. In the 19th century, the municipality was industrialised. The local sugar factory was in operation from 1856 to 1999. The railway was opened in 1865.[4]

Demographics

Transport

The D8 motorway from Prague to Ústí nad Labem (part of the European route E55) runs through the municipality.

Úžice is located on the railway line Kralupy nad Vltavou–Neratovice. The municipality is served by two train stations: Úžice and Netřeba.[7]

Sights

The only protected cultural monument in the municipality is the local primary school. It is an architecturally valuable building, built in the Neo-Renaissance style in 1891–1894.[8]

In 2022, the tallest statue of Jesus of the Czech Republic was erected in Úžice.[9]

References

  1. ↑ "Population in municipalities as at 1. 1". DataStat. Czech Statistical Office. 2026-05-18.
  2. ↑ "Public Census 2021 – basic data". Public Database (in čeština). Czech Statistical Office. 2022.
  3. ↑ Profous, Antonín (1957). Místní jména v Čechách IV: S–Ž (in čeština). p. 461.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Historie obce" (in čeština). Obec Úžice. Retrieved 2025-10-07.
  5. ↑ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in čeština). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
  6. ↑ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
  7. ↑ "Station details Úžice". České dráhy. Retrieved 2026-06-03.
  8. ↑ "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Úžice". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in čeština). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2025-10-07.
  9. ↑ "Jako v Riu de Janeiru. Socha Krista v Úžicích je nejvyšší v Česku". Novinky.cz (in čeština). 2023-05-13. Retrieved 2026-09-08.
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