Jirny is a municipality and village in

Prague-East District Prague-East District () is a Okres, district in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is Prague. The most populated town of the district is Brandýs nad Labem-Stará Boleslav. Administrative division Prague-East District i ...

in the

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of the

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. It has about 3,300 inhabitants.

Administrative division

Jirny consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Jirny (2,011) *Nové Jirny (1,186)

Etymology

The initial name of the settlement was Jireň (in old Czech also written as Jureň). The name was derived from the personal name Jiren/Juren (a variant of the name

Jiří Jiří (; ''YI-RZHEE'') is a Czech masculine given name, equivalent to English George. Notable people with the name include: B *Georg Benda (Jiří Antonín Benda), Czech composer, violinist and Kapellmeister *Jiří Baborovský, Czech physica ...

), meaning "Jiren's/Juren's". In the 15th century, the Latin name ''Girnie'' was used, and from this name the Czech name Jirny was derived.

Geography

Jirny is located about east of

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. It lies in a flat landscape of the

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. Návesní Pond is located in the centre of the municipality.

History

The first written mention of Jirny is from 1350, when there was a stone fortress. For centuries, Jirny was mostly the property of various lesser nobles. Until the

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, there were two villages in the area of today's municipality: Jirny and Jiřenec. After the war, in the 17th century, the area was rebuilt as one village.

Demographics

Transport

The D11 motorway from Prague to

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passes through the municipality.

Sights

The main landmarks of Jirny are the Church of Saints Peter and Paul and Jirny Castle. The church was originally a Gothic building from the 14th century, rebuilt in the Baroque style in the 18th century. Next to the church is a separate bell tower. The local medieval fortress was rebuilt into a Renaissance castle, which was rebuilt in the Baroque style in the 17th century. In 1844–1847 and 1851–1856, Romantic modifications were made. Today it is privately owned and inaccessible. The castle is surrounded by an English-style park.

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* {{authority control Villages in Prague-East District