Mšené-lázně is a spa municipality and village in

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in the

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of the

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. It has about 1,900 inhabitants.

Administrative division

Mšené-lázně consists of six municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Mšené-lázně (890) *Brníkov (209) *Ječovice (93) *Podbradec (119) *Ředhošť (254) *Vrbice (217)

Geography

Mšené-lázně is located about south of

Litoměřice Litoměřice (; ) is a town in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 23,000 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an urban monument reservation. The town is the seat of the Roman C ...

and northwest of

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. It lies in a flat and mainly agricultural landscape in the

Lower Ohře Table The Lower Ohře Table () is a plateau and a geomorphological mesoregion of the Czech Republic. It is located in the Ústí nad Labem and Central Bohemian regions. Geomorphology The Lower Ohře Table is a mesoregion of the Central Bohemian Tab ...

. The highest point is at above sea level. The stream Mšenský potok flows through the municipality.

History

The first written mention of Mšené is from 1262.

Demographics

Spa

Mšené Spa was founded in 1796. The local water is rich in iron and other minerals. The spa treat especially disorders of

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and

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Transport

Mšené-lázně is located on the railway line from

Roudnice nad Labem Roudnice nad Labem (; ) is a town in Litoměřice District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 13,000 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an Cultural monument (Czech Rep ...

Libochovice Libochovice () is a town in Litoměřice District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 3,400 inhabitants. Administrative division Libochovice consists of three municipal parts (in brackets population according to the ...

. Historic trains run on it and it is only in operation during the summer tourist season on weekends.

Sights

Among the main landmarks of Mšené-lázně are Mšené Castle, Chapel of the Saint John of Nepomuk and the town hall. A fortress, probably built around 1400, was rebuilt into the early Baroque castle in 1660. It was modified in 1748 and then rebuilt in the Neo-Renaissance style at the end of the 19th century. Today it is privately owned and inaccessible. The set of spa buildings from 1796 is protected as a cultural monument. At the beginning of the 20th century, they were rebuilt in their present form. They combine different architectural styles: late Baroque, Neoclassicism, Art Nouveau, folk art and modern architecture. The Church of Saint Barbara is located in Ječovice. It was originally a Gothic church, probably from the 14th century. In 1783, it was rebuilt in the late Baroque style. The Church of Saint Giles is located in Ředhošť. It was built in the Romanesque style, probably in the 12th century, and extended in the 14th century. Its present appearance is the result of Baroque modifications from the second half of the 18th century, but the Romanesque tower has been preserved.

Notable people

František Bayer František Bayer (15 June 1854 – 5 April 1936) was a Czech zoologist, paleontologist and teacher. He taught at secondary schools before becoming director of the Jiráskovo Gymnasium in Prague. In his spare time he worked on the Cretaceous verteb ...

(1854–1936), zoologist and paleontologist *

Antonín Hudeček Antonín Hudeček (14 January 1872 – 11 August 1941) was a Czech landscape painter. Biography Hudeček was born on 14 January 1872 in Ředhošť, Bohemia (now part of Mšené-lázně, Czech Republic). After completing his primary education ...

(1872–1941), landscape painter

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Msene Lazne Villages in Litoměřice District Spa towns in the Czech Republic