Kadlín is a municipality and village in

Mělník District Mělník District () is a Okres, district in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Mělník. Administrative division Mělník District is divided into three Districts of the Czech Republic#Municipalities wit ...

in the

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of the

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. It has about 100 inhabitants.

Administrative division

Kadlín consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Kadlín (125) *Ledce (20)

Etymology

The name was probably derived from ''tkáti, tkadlec'', i.e. "to weave, weaver". It was probably originally a weavers' settlement.

Geography

Kadlín is located about northeast of

Mělník Mělník (; ) is a town in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 20,000 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an Cultural monument (Czech Republic)#Monument zones, urban monument zon ...

and west of

Mladá Boleslav Mladá Boleslav (; ) is a city in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 47,000 inhabitants. It lies on the left bank of the Jizera (river), Jizera River. Mladá Boleslav is the second most populated city in the region. I ...

. It lies in the

Jizera Table The Jizera Table () is a plateau and a geomorphological mesoregion of the Czech Republic. It is located mostly in the Central Bohemian Region, northeast of Prague. Geomorphology The Jizera Table is a mesoregion of the Central Bohemian Table wit ...

. The highest point is the Hradiště hill at above sea level.

History

The first written mention of Kadlín is from 1346. Among the notable owners of the village were

Hynek Berka of Dubá Hynek Berka of Dubá (; c. 1297 – 1348) was a Bohemian knight A knight is a person granted an honorary title of a knighthood by a head of state (including the pope) or representative for service to the monarch, the church, or the country, ...

, Augustinian monastery in

Bělá pod Bezdězem Bělá pod Bezdězem () is a town in Mladá Boleslav District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 4,800 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an Cultural monument (Czech Republic) ...

and Emperor

Rudolf II Rudolf II (18 July 1552 – 20 January 1612) was Holy Roman Emperor (1576–1612), King of Hungary and Croatia (as Rudolf I, 1572–1608), King of Bohemia (1575–1608/1611) and Archduke of Austria (1576–1608). He was a member of the H ...

. In 1445, the territory of the village was divided, and until 1849 the two parts were administered separately and had different owners.

Demographics

Transport

There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.

Sights

The main landmark of Kadlín is the Church of Saint James the Great. It was first mentioned in 1384. The original Gothic church was rebuilt in the Baroque style in 1724. The local municipal museum focuses on rural themes and includes an exhibition with rural technology, blacksmith's work, a collection of hoes and local field crops. On Hradiště hill there is an observation tower. It was built in 2006 in the shape of a watchtower and its height is .

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kadlin Villages in Mělník District