Tišice 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
Central Bohemian Region
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of the
Czech Republic
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. It has about 2,600 inhabitants.
Administrative division
Tišice consists of three municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):
*Tišice (660)
*Chrást (1,168)
*Kozly (702)
Geography
Tišice is located about 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 a flat landscape in the
Central Elbe Table. The
Elbe
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River flows along the municipal border. The stream
Košátecký potok flows through the northern part of the municipality.
History
The first written mention of Tišice is from 1400. The village of Kozly was first mentioned in 1052 and Chrást in 1380. All three were separate municipalities until 1960, when they merged.
Demographics
Transport
Tišice is located on the railway lines Prague–
Turnov and Prague–
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 ...
.
Sights
The most important monument is the Church of All Saints, located in Kozly. The originally early Gothic church was built in 1352. It was reconstructed in the Baroque style in 1822.
Notable people
* Marie Podvalová (1909–1992), opera singer; grew up here
References
External links
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Villages in Mělník District