Želízy () is a municipality and village in

Mělník District Mělník District () is a Okres, district in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Mělník. Administrative division Mělník District is divided into three Districts of the Czech Republic#Municipalities wit ...

in the

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of the

Czech Republic The Czech Republic, also known as Czechia, and historically known as Bohemia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the south ...

. 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 north of

Mělník Mělník (; ) is a town in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 20,000 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an Cultural monument (Czech Republic)#Monument zones, urban monument zon ...

and north of

Prague Prague ( ; ) is the capital and List of cities and towns in the Czech Republic, largest city of the Czech Republic and the historical capital of Bohemia. Prague, located on the Vltava River, has a population of about 1.4 million, while its P ...

. It lies in the

Ralsko Uplands The Ralsko Uplands () are highland, uplands and a Geomorphological division of the Czech Republic, geomorphological mesoregion of the Czech Republic. It is located in the Liberec Region, Liberec, Ústí nad Labem Region, Ústí nad Labem and Centr ...

. The highest point is at 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 In the history of the 20th century, the interwar period, also known as the interbellum (), lasted from 11 November 1918 to 1 September 1939 (20 years, 9 months, 21 days) – from the end of World War I (WWI) to the beginning of World War II ( ...

it was a popular resort destination visited by hundreds of guests, especially by German-speaking Jews of

, including

Franz Kafka Franz Kafka (3 July 1883 – 3 June 1924) was a novelist and writer from Prague who was Jewish, Austrian, and Czech and wrote in German. He is widely regarded as a major figure of 20th-century literature. His work fuses elements of Litera ...

Demographics

Transport

The I/9 road (the section from Mělník to

Česká Lípa Česká Lípa (; ) is a town in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 37,000 inhabitants, making it the most populated Czech town without city status. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an urban monume ...

) passes through the municipality.

Sights

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

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Zelizy Villages in Mělník District