Všetaty (Mělník District)
Všetaty | |
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 Main square in Všetaty | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Všetaty Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 50°16′55″N 14°35′35″E / 50.28194°N 14.59306°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Central Bohemian |
| District | Mělník |
| First mentioned | 1255 |
| Area | |
• Total | 12.87 km2 (4.97 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 175 m (574 ft) |
| Population (2026-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 2,495 |
| • Density | 193.9/km2 (502.1/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 277 16 |
| Website | www |
Všetaty (Czech pronunciation: [ˈfʃɛtatɪ] ⓘ) is a market town in Mělník District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,500 inhabitants.
Administrative division
[edit]Všetaty consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):[2]
- Všetaty (1,567)
- Přívory (775)
Geography
[edit]Všetaty is located about 20 kilometres (12 mi) north of Prague. It lies in the Central Elbe Table. The highest point is the flat hill Cecemín at 239 m (784 ft) above sea level. The stream Košátecký potok flows through the market town.
History
[edit]The first written mention of Všetaty is from 1255. Přívory was first mentioned in 1321. The railway was built in 1864, but the station was not opened until 1873.[3]
Demographics
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Transport
[edit]Všetaty is an important railway hub. Two main railway lines Prague–Turnov and Kolín–Ústí nad Labem cross here.[6]
Sights
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The main landmark of Všetaty is the Church of Saints Peter and Paul. It was built in the Baroque style in 1780 and rebuilt in the Neo-Romanesque style in 1885.[7]
The Jan Palach Memorial was founded in the original house where the Palach family lived. It houses an exhibition focused on the actions of Jan Palach and the time in which he lived.[8]
Notable people
[edit]- Jan Palach (1948–1969), student who self-immolated himself in a protest against the Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia
References
[edit]- ↑ "Population in municipalities as at 1. 1". DataStat. Czech Statistical Office. 2026-05-18.
- ↑ "Public Census 2021 – basic data". Public Database (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2022.
- ↑ "Historie" (in Czech). Městys Všetaty. Retrieved 2023-03-02.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Station details Všetaty". České dráhy. Retrieved 2026-05-10.
- ↑ "Kostel sv. Petra a Pavla" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-03-02.
- ↑ "Jan Palach Memorial in Všetaty". National Museum. Retrieved 2026-02-02.
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