Mnetěš (until 1922 Netěš) is a municipality and village in
Litoměřice District
Litoměřice District ( cs, okres Litoměřice) is one of seven districts (''okres'') located within the Ústí nad Labem Region in the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Litoměřice.
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in the
Ústí nad Labem Region
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of the
Czech Republic
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. It has about 600 inhabitants.
Etymology
The village was named after its founder Mnětech.
Geography
Mnetěš is located about southeast of
Litoměřice and north of
Prague
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. It lies in the
Lower Ohře Table
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*Lower (surname)
*Lower Township, New Jersey
*Lower Receiver (firearms)
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See also
*Nizhny
Nizhny (russian: Ни́жний; masculine), Nizhnyaya (; feminine), or Nizhneye (russian: Ни́ ...
.
Říp Mountain, connected with the legend of
Czech forefather, is located in the municipal territory. With an altitude of , it is the highest point of the whole Lower Ohře Table region.
History
The first written mention of Mnetěš is in a deed of
Ottokar I of Bohemia
Ottokar I ( cs, Přemysl Otakar I.; c. 1155 – 1230) was Duke of Bohemia periodically beginning in 1192, then acquired the title of King of Bohemia, first in 1198 from Philip of Swabia, later in 1203 from Otto IV of Brunswick and in 1212 ( ...
from 1226. From 1603 until the establishment of an independent municipality in the 19th century, it was owned by the
Lobkowicz family
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. The name of the municipality changed several times until 1922, when it was definitely changed from Netěš to Mnetěš.
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Demographics
Transport
The D8 motorway from Prague to Ústí nad Labem
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runs through the municipality.
Mnetěš is located on a railway line of local importance heading from Straškov to Vraňany.
Sights
The most important building is the Rotunda of Saint George on the top of Říp, protected as a national cultural monument. It was built around 1039 and it is one of the oldest preserved Romanesque buildings in the country. The church was extended and consecrated in 1126. The entrance was moved in 1869–1881.
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External links
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Rotunda of Saint George
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Villages in Litoměřice District