Želízy
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Želízy |
| settlement_type | Municipality |
| image_skyline | Želízy.jpg |
| image_caption | Centre of Želízy with the primary school |
| image_flag | Želízy flag.jpg |
| image_shield | Želízy CoA.jpg |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | |
| subdivision_type1 | Region |
| subdivision_name1 | Central Bohemian |
| subdivision_type2 | District |
| subdivision_name2 | Mělník |
| pushpin_map | Czech Republic |
| pushpin_relief | 1 |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location in the Czech Republic |
| coordinates | |
| established_title | First mentioned |
| established_date | 1360 |
| area_total_km2 | 11.07 |
| elevation_m | 180 |
| population_as_of | 2025-01-01 |
| population_footnotes | |
| population_total | 518 |
| population_density_km2 | auto |
| timezone1 | CET |
| utc_offset1 | +1 |
| timezone1_DST | CEST |
| utc_offset1_DST | +2 |
| postal_code_type | Postal code |
| postal_code | 277 21 |
| website | |
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| name = Želízy | other_name = | settlement_type = Municipality | image_skyline = Želízy.jpg | image_caption = Centre of Želízy with the primary school | image_flag = Želízy flag.jpg | image_shield = Želízy CoA.jpg | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = | subdivision_type1 = Region | subdivision_name1 = Central Bohemian | subdivision_type2 = District | subdivision_name2 = Mělník | image_map = | map_caption = | pushpin_map = Czech Republic | pushpin_relief = 1 | pushpin_map_caption = Location in the Czech Republic | coordinates = | coordinates_footnotes = | leader_title = | leader_name = | established_title = First mentioned | established_date = 1360 | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = 11.07 | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = 180 | population_as_of = 2025-01-01 | population_footnotes = | population_total = 518 | population_density_km2 = auto | timezone1 = CET | utc_offset1 = +1 | timezone1_DST = CEST | utc_offset1_DST = +2 | postal_code_type = Postal code | postal_code = 277 21 | area_code_type = | area_code = | website = | footnotes = Želízy () is a municipality and village in Mělník District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants.
Administrative division
Želízy consists of three municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):
- Želízy (422)
- Nové Tupadly (7)
- Sitné (62)
Etymology
The name is derived from the Czech word železo, i.e. 'iron'.
Geography
Želízy is located about 7 km north of Mělník and 34 km north of Prague. It lies in the Ralsko Uplands. The highest point is at 328 m above sea level. The Liběchovka Stream flows through the municipality. Most of the municipal territory lies in the Kokořínsko – Máchův kraj Protected Landscape Area.
History
The first written mention of Želízy is from 1360.
In the 19th century, Želízy became a summer resort. In the interwar period it was a popular resort destination visited by hundreds of guests, especially by German-speaking Jews of Prague, including Franz Kafka.
Demographics
|align=none|cols=3 |1869|591 |1880|603 |1890|543 |1900|527 |1910|517 |1921|561 |1930|573 |1950|570 |1961|673 |1970|625 |1980|521 |1991|461 |2001|440 |2011|483 |2021|491 |source=Censuses}}
Transport
The I/9 road (the section from Mělník to Česká Lípa) passes through the municipality.
Sights
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Želízy is known for the Čertovy hlavy, sculptures from the first half of the 19th century carved in the sandstone above the village of Želízy.
Most of the village of Sitné is protected as a village monument zone for its set of folk architecture wooden houses from the turn of the 18th and 19th centuries.
References
References
- (2025-05-16). "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2025". [[Czech Statistical Office]].
- (2022). "Public Census 2021 – basic data". [[Czech Statistical Office]].
- Profous, Antonín. (1957). "Místní jména v Čechách IV: S–Ž".
- "Historie". Obec Želízy.
- (2015-12-21). "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011". [[Czech Statistical Office]].
- (2021-03-27). "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". [[Czech Statistical Office]].
- "Sitné". National Heritage Institute.
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