Jesenice (Prague-West District)
Jesenice is a town in Prague-West District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 10,000 inhabitants.
Jesenice | |
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 Centre of Jesenice | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Jesenice Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 49°58′6″N 14°30′49″E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Central Bohemian |
| District | Prague-West |
| First mentioned | 1088 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Pavel Smutný |
| Area | |
| • Total | 17.54 km2 (6.77 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 358 m (1,175 ft) |
| Population (2021-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 9,997 |
| • Density | 570/km2 (1,500/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 252 42 |
| Website | www |
Administrative parts
Villages of Horní Jirčany, Osnice and Zdiměřice are administrative parts of Jesenice.
History
The first written mention of Jesenice is from 1088.[2]
In 2015 the municipality was promoted to a town and lost the title of the "largest village" in the Czech Republic.[3]
Demography
Thanks to its proximity to Prague, Jesenice belongs to the fastest growing municipalities in the country in the 21st century.
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| Source: Historical lexicon of municipalities of the Czech Republic[4] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
References
- "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2021". Czech Statistical Office. 2021-04-30.
- "Historie města" (in Czech). Město Jesenice. Retrieved 2020-11-13.
- "Největší obec v Česku už není vesnicí. Z Jesenice se stalo město" (in Czech). iDnes.cz. 2015-09-10. Retrieved 2020-11-13.
- "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Praha-západ" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 3–4.
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