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Hořín

Coordinates: 50°20′42″N 14°27′51″E / 50.34500°N 14.46417°E / 50.34500; 14.46417
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Hořín
Municipality
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Coordinates: 50°20′42″N 14°27′51″E / 50.34500°N 14.46417°E / 50.34500; 14.46417
CountryFile:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic
RegionCentral Bohemian
DistrictMělník
First mentioned1319
Area
 • Total
14.41 km2 (5.56 sq mi)
Elevation
161 m (528 ft)
Population
 (2026-01-01)[1]
 • Total
939
 • Density65.2/km2 (169/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
276 01
Websitewww.obechorin.cz

Hořín (German: Horschin) is a municipality and village in Mělník District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 900 inhabitants. It lies at the confluence of the Elbe and Vltava rivers.

Administrative division

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

  • Hořín (431)
  • Brozánky (311)
  • Vrbno (126)
  • Zelčín (21)

Etymology

The name is derived from the surname Hora, meaning "Hora's (court)".[3]

Geography

Hořín is located about 1 kilometre (1 mi) west of Mělník and 25 km (16 mi) north of Prague. It lies in a flat landscape in the Central Elbe Table. The municipality is situated at the confluence of the Elbe and Vltava rivers, on the left bank of the Elbe. The Vraňany–Hořín Shipping Channel also flows through the territory.

History

The first written mention of Hořín is from 1319. There used to be a fortress, which was destroyed during the Hussite Wars. From the 16th century, Hořín served as an important economic background for the Mělník estate.[4]

The village of Hořín was badly damaged during the 2002 European floods and has been protected by a flood wall since then.[5]

Demographics

Transport

The I/16 road, which connects the D8 motorway with Mělník, runs through the municipality.

Sights

The main landmarks of Hořín are the church and the castle. The Church of Saint Nicholas was built in the late Baroque style in second half of the 18th century. It includes a valuable Baroque mortuary.[8]

The Baroque castle in Hořín dates was built for the Czernin family around 1696, then it was rebuilt by František Maxmilián Kaňka in 1713–1720. Another modifications took place in 1736–1746. The interior contains valuable Rococo decoration. Today the castle is owned by the Lobkowicz family, and is abandoned and unused. Next to the castle in an extensive park. On the local cemetery is the burial vault of the Lobkowicz family.[9][10]

On the Vraňany–Hořín Shipping Channel is a lock from 1905, which is protected as a technical monument.[11]

The historic centre of the village of Vrbno is protected as a village monument zone. There is a set of well-preserved agricultural homesteads. The main landmark of the village is the Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, buitl in the Romanesque style.[12]

In Zelčín is a zoopark that claims that it is "the largest contact zoo in Bohemia."[13]

Notable people

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 (1947). Místní jména v Čechách I: A–H (in čeština). p. 700.
  4. ↑ "Program rozvoje obce Hořín na období od 2016 do 2021" (in čeština). Obec Hořín. 2016-07-20. Retrieved 2023-02-05.
  5. ↑ "Nová hráz vydržela. Přesto je Hořín opět pod vodou". ČT24 (in čeština). Czech Television. 2013-06-06. Retrieved 2023-02-05.
  6. ↑ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in čeština). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
  7. ↑ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
  8. ↑ "Kostel sv. Mikuláše" (in čeština). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-02-05.
  9. ↑ "Zámek" (in čeština). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-02-05.
  10. ↑ "Lobkowiczké sídlo chátrá a ohrožuje místní, majitel nekomunikuje" (in čeština). iDnes. 2017-09-28. Retrieved 2023-02-05.
  11. ↑ "Obec Hořín" (in čeština). Obec Hořín. Retrieved 2023-02-05.
  12. ↑ "Vrbno" (in čeština). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-02-05.
  13. ↑ "Zoopark Zelčín" (in čeština). Zoopark Zelčín. Retrieved 2023-02-05.
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