Měšice

Měšice
Měšice
Municipality
	Aerial view of Měšice
	Flag Coat of arms
	Měšice Location in the Czech Republic
	Coordinates: 50°11′53″N 14°31′12″E / 50.19806°N 14.52000°E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Central Bohemian
District	Prague-East
First mentioned	1294
Area
• Total	4.43 km2 (1.71 sq mi)
Elevation	203 m (666 ft)
Population (2024-01-01)
• Total	2,195
• Density	500/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC 1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC 2 (CEST)
Postal code	250 64
Website	www.mesice.cz

Měšice is a municipality and village in Prague-East District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,200 inhabitants.

Etymology

The name is derived from the personal name Měch, meaning "the village of Měch's people".^[2]

Geography

Měšice is located about 9 kilometres (6 mi) north of Prague. It lies in a flat landscape of the Central Elbe Table. The brook Líbeznický potok flows through the municipality and supplies two fishponds in the centre of Měšice.

History

The first written mention of Měšice is from 1294. In 1434, a stone fortress was built here. The Měšice Castle was built in 1767–1775. In 1871–1872, the railway to Všetaty was built, but the connection with Prague was not finished until 1888.^[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	299	—
1880	412	37.8%
1890	511	24.0%
1900	534	4.5%
1910	535	0.2%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	468	−12.5%
1930	746	59.4%
1950	763	2.3%
1961	804	5.4%
1970	737	−8.3%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	911	23.6%
1991	916	0.5%
2001	993	8.4%
2011	1,879	89.2%
2021	2,147	14.3%

Source: Censuses^[4]^[5]

Transport

Měšice is located on the railway lines Prague–Mělník and Prague–Mladá Boleslav.^[6]

Sights

The Měšice Castle is the main landmark of Měšice. It is built in the Rococo style with Neoclassical elements and contains remarkable sculptural and painterly decoration. It includes an English landscape garden with rare trees and the oldest lightning rod in Bohemia, which was installed in 1775. Today a private medical facility (Centre of Integrated Oncological Care) resides there.^[7]^[8]

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
^ Profous, Antonín (1951). Místní jména v Čechách III: M–Ř (in Czech). p. 58.
^ "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Měšice. Retrieved 2021-06-21.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
^ "Detail stanice Měšice u Prahy" (in Czech). České dráhy. Retrieved 2024-02-10.
^ "O obci" (in Czech). Obec Měšice. Retrieved 2021-06-21.
^ "Zámek v Měšicích nedaleko Prahy". CzechTourism. Retrieved 2021-09-08.

External links

Official website

[1] "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.

[2] Profous, Antonín (1951). Místní jména v Čechách III: M–Ř (in Czech). p. 58.

[3] "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Měšice. Retrieved 2021-06-21.

[4] "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.

[5] "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.

[6] "Detail stanice Měšice u Prahy" (in Czech). České dráhy. Retrieved 2024-02-10.

[7] "O obci" (in Czech). Obec Měšice. Retrieved 2021-06-21.

[8] "Zámek v Měšicích nedaleko Prahy". CzechTourism. Retrieved 2021-09-08.

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