Všetaty | |
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Main square in Všetaty | |
Coordinates: 50°16′55″N 14°35′35″E / 50.28194°N 14.59306°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Central Bohemian |
District | Mělník |
First mentioned | 1255 |
Area | |
• Total | 12.87 km2 (4.97 sq mi) |
Elevation | 175 m (574 ft) |
Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 2,478 |
• Density | 190/km2 (500/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 277 16 |
Website | www |
Všetaty is a market town in Mělník District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,500 inhabitants.
Administrative parts
[edit]The village of Přívory is an administrative part of Všetaty.
Geography
[edit]Všetaty is located about 20 kilometres (12 mi) north of Prague. It lies in the Central Elbe Table. The highest point is the flat hill Cecemín at 239 m (784 ft) above sea level. The stream of Košátecký potok flows through the market town.
History
[edit]The first written mention of Všetaty is from 1255. Přívory was first mentioned in 1321. The railway was built in 1864, but the station was not opened until 1873.[2]
Demographics
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Transport
[edit]Všetaty is an important railway hub. Two main railway lines Prague–Turnov and Ústí nad Labem–Kolín crosses here.[5]
Sights
[edit]The landmark of Všetaty is the Church of Saints Peter and Paul. It was built in the Baroque style in 1780 and rebuilt in the Neo-Romanesque style in 1885.[6]
Notable people
[edit]- Jan Palach (1948–1969), student who self-immolated himself in a protest against the Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia
References
[edit]- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- ^ "Historie" (in Czech). Městys Všetaty. Retrieved 2023-03-02.
- ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Mělník" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 11–12.
- ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
- ^ "Detail stanice Všetaty" (in Czech). České dráhy. Retrieved 2023-11-22.
- ^ "Kostel sv. Petra a Pavla" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-03-02.
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