Mšeno (; ) is a town 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 ...

the

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of the

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. It has about 1,400 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an urban monument zone.

Administrative division

Mšeno consists of nine municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Mšeno (1,221) *Brusné 2.díl (7) *Hradsko (18) *Olešno (20) *Ráj (11) *Romanov (8) *Sedlec (119) *Skramouš (39) *Vojtěchov (8)

Etymology

The name is derived from the Czech word ''mech'', i.e. '

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Geography

Mšeno is located about northeast 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

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. It lies on the border between the

Jizera Table The Jizera Table () is a plateau and a geomorphological mesoregion of the Czech Republic. It is located mostly in the Central Bohemian Region, northeast of Prague. Geomorphology The Jizera Table is a mesoregion of the Central Bohemian Table wit ...

and

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 the hill Uhelný vrch at above sea level. There are two small fishponds inside the built-up area: Jezero and Černík. They are built on the spring of the stream

Košátecký potok The Košátecký potok is a stream in the Czech Republic, a right tributary of the Elbe River. It flows through the Central Bohemian Region. It is long, but the upper course of the stream is dry for most of the year. Etymology The name means 'Ko� ...

. A large part of the municipal territory lies in the Kokořínsko – Máchův kraj Protected Landscape Area.

History

The

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settled the town area probably in the 5th–6th centuries. The first written mention of Mšeno is from 1306, in a document signed by Wenceslaus III awarding the then-village to aristocrat Hynek of Dubá. He, and his son after him, ensured the growing prosperity of the area. In 1367, King Charles IV promoted Mšeno to a town. During the

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the town suffered, but in the 17th and 18th centuries, it prospered and the population grew. In 1879, the railway was built, and in 1901, the school was opened.

Demographics

Transport

Mšeno is located on the railway line

–

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Sport

The

Mšeno Speedway Stadium Mšeno Speedway Stadium () is a motorcycle speedway track in Mšeno, Czech Republic. It is located on the eastern edge of the town, off the Boleslavská road. The stadium is used by PDK Mšeno club (speedway) and SK Mšeno (football). History ...

is a

motorcycle speedway Motorcycle speedway, usually referred to simply as speedway, is a motorcycle sport involving four and sometimes up to six riders competing over four clockwise, anti-clockwise laps of an oval circuit. The motorcycles are specialist machines that ...

track located on the eastern edge of the town. The stadium is used for speedway and football. There is also a clay tennis court. The stadium is the home venue for the team

PDK Mšeno Plochodrážní klub Mšeno v AČR is a Czech motorcycle speedway team based in Mšeno, Czech Republic. The team race at the Mšeno Speedway Stadium Mšeno Speedway Stadium () is a motorcycle speedway track in Mšeno, Czech Republic. It is ...

Sights

A valuable and numerous set of two-storey timbered and half-timbered small-town architecture is typical for the outskirts of the town. Most of the older buildings on the square disappeared during a large fire in 1867. The current appearance of the main urban spaces is determined by the late Neoclassical and eclectic buildings. In 1842, the town hall was built, then it was rebuilt and raised in the neo-Gothic style in 1864. The predecessor of today's parish church was allegedly the Church of Saint Wenceslaus, built in the Romanesque style. In 1876–1879, the Church of Saint Martin was built. It has a high tower and it is the main urban and landscape landmark.

Notable people

Wojciech Żywny Wojciech Żywny (; 13 May 175621 February 1842) was a Czech-born Polish pianist, violinist, teacher and composer. He was Frédéric Chopin's first professional piano teacher. Life Żywny was born in Mšeno, Bohemia, and became a pupil of J ...

(1756–1842), Czech-Polish pianist *

Johann Baptist Pischek Johann Baptist Pischek (; 14 October 1814 – 16 February 1873) was a Czech-Austrian operatic baritone. He appeared in opera houses and concert halls in Austria, Germany and England. Life Pischek was born in 1814 in Mšeno in Bohemia, at that tim ...

(1814–1873), Czech-Austrian opera singer *

Anna Bayerová Anna Bayerová (4 November 1853 – 24 January 1924) was the second Czech female medical doctor, after Bohuslava Kecková. Both of them were prevented from practicing as medical doctors in their own country so Kecková became a Czech midwife, ...

(1853–1924), physician

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mseno Cities and towns in the Czech Republic