MÄ›lnÃk District
MÄ›lnÃk District () is a Okres, district in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of MÄ›lnÃk.
Administrative division
MÄ›lnÃk District is divided into three Districts of the Czech Republic#Municipalities wit ...
in the
Central Bohemian Region
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of the
Czech Republic
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MÄ›lnÃk
MÄ›lnÃk (; ) 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
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. It lies on the border between the
Lower Ohře Table
The Lower Ohře Table () is a plateau and a geomorphological mesoregion of the Czech Republic. It is located in the Ústà nad Labem and Central Bohemian regions.
Geomorphology
The Lower Ohře Table is a mesoregion of the Central Bohemian Tab ...
and
Central Elbe Table
The Central Elbe Table () is a plateau and a geomorphological mesoregion of the Czech Republic. It is located mostly in the Central Bohemian Region, but due to its size, it also extends to other regions. The axis of the plateau is the Elbe River, ...
. The highest point is at above sea level. The municipality is situated on the left bank of the
Bakovský potok
The Bakovský potok is a stream in the Czech Republic, a left tributary of the Vltava River. It flows through the Central Bohemian Region. It is long.
Etymology
The name means "Bakov stream". Bakov is a village within the Beřovice municipality i ...
flows through the municipality and then joins the Vltava.
History
The first written mention of Nová Ves is from 1421.
Demographics
Economy
Vepřek Solar Park
The Vepřek Solar Park () is a photovoltaic power plant in 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 t ...
, the largest
photovoltaic power station
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by area and the second biggest by
nameplate capacity
Nameplate capacity, also known as the rated capacity, nominal capacity, installed capacity, maximum effect or gross capacity,D8 motorway from Prague to
Ústà nad Labem
Ústà nad Labem (; ) is a city in the Czech Republic. It has about 91,000 inhabitants and is the capital of the Ústà nad Labem Region. It is a major industrial centre and, besides being an active river port, is an important railway junction.
...
passes through the municipality.
Sights
There are four cultural monuments in the municipality: Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary, a belfry in Nová Ves, a belfry in Vepřek and a watermill in Vepřek. The main landmark is the Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary. It is originally a Gothic church, first documented in 1352. In the 18th century, it was rebuilt and extended in the Baroque style.
Gallery
Nová Ves, zvonice.jpg, Belfry in Nová Ves
Veprek CZ belfry 009.jpg, Belfry in Vepřek
Budova elektrárny Miřejovice.jpg, Miřejovice power plant