Zeleneč, Czech Republic
Municipality in Central Bohemian, Czech Republic
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Zeleneč is a municipality and village in Prague-East District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 3,200 inhabitants.
Zeleneč | |
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Centre of Zeleneč | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Zeleneč Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 50°8′1″N 14°39′39″E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Central Bohemian |
| District | Prague-East |
| First mentioned | 1378 |
| Area | |
• Total | 10.75 km2 (4.15 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 255 m (837 ft) |
| Population (2026-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 3,197 |
| • Density | 297.4/km2 (770.3/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 250 91 |
| Website | www |
Administrative division
Zeleneč consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):[2]
- Zeleneč (3,128)
- Mstětice (39)
Etymology
Geography
Zeleneč is located about 10 kilometres (6 mi) east of Prague. It lies in a flat agricultural landscape in the Central Elbe Table, in the Polabí lowlands.
History
The first written mention of Zeleneč is in a document created in 1372–1378. The record of Kašpar of Zeleneč from 1316, which is sometimes cited as the first mention, actually dates from 1416.[4]
Demographics
Transport
There is no major road running through the municipal territory, but Zeleneč is located in close proximity to the D10 motorway, which runs north of it, and the D11 motorway to the south.
Zeleneč is located on the railway line Prague–Lysá nad Labem, further continuing to Kolín or to Milovice.[7]
Sights
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The only protected cultural monuments in the municipality are a niche chapel with a statue of St. John of Nepomuk, which dates from 1863, and a stone cross from 1820.[8]
