Zlonice is a market town in

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in the

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of the

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. It has about 2,300 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

Villages of Břešťany, Lisovice, Tmáň and Vyšínek are administrative parts of Zlonice.

Geography

Zlonice is located about north of

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and northwest of

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. it lies in a flat agricultural landscape of the

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History

The first written mention of Zlonice is from 1318. It was a settlement on a trade route. The first written mention of a fortress in Zlonice is from 1576. In the 17th century, the fortress was rebuilt to a Renaissance castle. The village of Vyšínek is first mentioned in 1263, Břešťany in 1282, Tmáň in 1382, and Lisovice at the beginning of the 14th century.

Sights

Several valuable works of

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have been preserved in Zlonice, including the Church of the

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(by F. M. Kaňka) and a rectory (by K. I. Dientzenhofer). The former hospital building houses the Memorial of Antonín Dvořák who lived in Zlonice from 1853 to 1856; he nicknamed his Symphony No. 1 ''The Bells of Zlonice''. There is also a small Railway Museum at the local train station.

Notable people

Wenzel Krumpholz Wenzel Krumpholz or Václav Krumpholz (1750 – May 2, 1817) was a Czech-born musician who played mandolin and violin. He studied the mandolin at an early age and became one of the most renowned performers on this instrument. At a later date he adop ...

(1750–1817), mandolin and violin player * Antonín Dvořák (1841–1904), composer; lived here

References

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Railway Museum
{{authority control Market towns in the Czech Republic Populated places in Kladno District