Jesenice (Prague-West District)
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Jesenice is located in Czech Republic Jesenice Jesenice Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 49°58′6′′N 14°30′49′′E / 49.96833°N 14.51361°E / 49.96833; 14.51361 | |
| Country | Czech Republic |
| Region | Central Bohemian |
| District | Prague-West |
| First mentioned | 1088 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Pavel Smutný |
| Area | |
• Total | 17.54 km2 (6.77 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 358 m (1,175 ft) |
| Population (2024年01月01日)[1] | |
• Total | 10,483 |
| • Density | 600/km2 (1,500/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 252 42 |
| Website | www |
Jesenice is a town in Prague-West District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 10,000 inhabitants.
Administrative division
[edit ]Jesenice consists of four municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):[2]
- Jesenice (6,112)
- Horní Jirčany (926)
- Osnice (1,920)
- Zdiměřice (1,687)
Etymology
[edit ]The name is derived from the adjective jesenná (from jasan, i.e. 'ash') and originally denoted a meadow between ash trees or water flowing between ash trees.[3]
Geography
[edit ]Jesenice is located south of Prague, in its immediate vicinity. Most of the municipal territory lies in the Prague Plateau, but it also extends into the Benešov Uplands in the south. The highest point is at 429 m (1,407 ft) above sea level. The streams Botič and Jesenický potok flow through the territory and supply several small fishponds there.
History
[edit ]The first written mention of Jesenice is from 1088.[4]
In 2015 the municipality was promoted to a town and lost the title of the "largest village" in the Czech Republic.[5]
Demographics
[edit ]Thanks to its proximity to Prague, Jesenice belongs to the fastest growing municipalities in the country in the 21st century.
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Transport
[edit ]The D0 motorway (part of the European route E50) runs next to the town.
Sights
[edit ]Jesenice is poor in cultural monuments. Notable is the memorial of Maxmiliána Alsterová of Astfeld. It is a Baroque memorial from the early 18th century. It commemorates the first victim of a traffic accident in Czech lands, who died in 1706.[8]
References
[edit ]- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024年05月17日.
- ^ "Public Census 2021 – basic data". Public Database (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2022.
- ^ Profous, Antonín (1949). Místní jména v Čechách II: CH–L (in Czech). pp. 130–131.
- ^ "Historie města" (in Czech). Město Jesenice. Retrieved 2020年11月13日.
- ^ "Největší obec v Česku už není vesnicí. Z Jesenice se stalo město" (in Czech). iDnes.cz. 2015年09月10日. Retrieved 2020年11月13日.
- ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015年12月21日.
- ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021年03月27日.
- ^ "Pomník M. Alsterové z Astfeldu" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023年05月31日.
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