Milín is a municipality and village in
Příbram District
Příbram District ( cs, okres Příbram) is a district ('' okres'') within the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Příbram and the towns of Dobříš and Sedlčany are larger centres.
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in the
Central Bohemian Region
The Central Bohemian Region ( cz, Středočeský kraj, german: Mittelböhmische Region) is an administrative unit ( cz, kraj) of the Czech Republic, located in the central part of its historical region of Bohemia. Its administrative centre is in ...
of the
Czech Republic
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. It has about 2,200 inhabitants.
Administrative parts
Villages of Buk, Kamenná, Konětopy, Rtišovice and Stěžov are administrative parts of Milín. Kamenná forms an
exclave
An enclave is a territory (or a small territory apart of a larger one) that is entirely surrounded by the territory of one other state or entity. Enclaves may also exist within territorial waters. ''Enclave'' is sometimes used improperly to deno ...
of the municipal territory.
Geography
Milín is located about southeast of
Příbram
Příbram (; german: Freiberg in Böhmen, ''Przibram'', or ''Pribram'', in 1939–1945 ''Pibrans'') is a town in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 32,000 inhabitants. It is well known for its mining history, and more ...
and southwest of
Prague
Prague ( ; cs, Praha ; german: Prag, ; la, Praga) is the capital and largest city in the Czech Republic, and the historical capital of Bohemia. On the Vltava river, Prague is home to about 1.3 million people. The city has a temperate ...
. It lies in the
Benešov Uplands. The highest point is the hill Levín at above sea level. The Líšnický Brook originates here and supplies a system of small ponds.
History
The first written mention of Milín is from 1336.
The
Battle of Slivice
The Battle of Slivice was the last large World War II battle in the area of the Czech lands. During 11–12 May 1945, German troops, trying to surrender to nearby American troops rather than the USSR, defended themselves against local partisans ...
, which was the last major battle of World War II in the territory of Czechoslovakia, took place within the municipality on 11–12 May 1945.
Transport
The I/4 road, which replaces the unfinished section of the
D4 motorway from Prague to
Písek
Písek (; german: Pisek) is a town in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 30,000 inhabitants. The town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an urban monument zone.
Písek is colloquially called "''South ...
, passes through the municipality.
Sights
The Church of Saint Wenceslaus used to be a granary from 1824, which was rebuilt into a church in 1887–1890.
The most valuable building is the Church of Saint Peter in the Slivice hamlet. It is originally an early Gothic church from the turn of the 12th and 13th centuries. The late Gothic tower was added at the end of the 15th century. Baroque modifications of the church were made in 1696 and in the 18th century.
Twin towns – sister cities
Milín is
twinned with:
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Ledro, Italy
References
External links
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Villages in Příbram District