| Hořín | |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Central Bohemian |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Mělník |
| Pushpin Map: | Czech Republic |
| Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Czech Republic |
| Coordinates: | 50.345°N 14.4642°W |
| Established Title: | First mentioned |
| Established Date: | 1319 |
| Area Total Km2: | 14.41 |
| Elevation M: | 161 |
| Population As Of: | 2024-01-01 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 952 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | CET |
| Utc Offset1: | +1 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 276 01 |
Hořín (German: Horschin) is a municipality and village in Mělník District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,000 inhabitants.
The villages of Brozánky, Vrbno and Zelčín are administrative parts of Hořín.
Hořín is located about 1km (01miles) west of Mělník and 25km (16miles) north of Prague. It lies in a flat landscape in the Central Elbe Table. The municipality is situated at the confluence of the Elbe and Vltava rivers, on the left bank of the Elbe. The Vraňany–Hořín Shipping Channel also flows through the territory.
The first written mention of Hořín is from 1319. There used to be a fortress, which was destroyed during the Hussite Wars. From the 16th century, Hořín served as an important economic background for the Mělník estate.[2]
The village of Hořín was badly damaged during the 2002 European floods and has been protected by a flood wall since then.[3]
The I/16 road, which connects the D8 motorway with Mělník, passes through the municipality.
The main landmarks of Hořín are the church and the castle. The Church of Saint Nicholas was built in the late Baroque style in second half of the 18th century. It includes a valuable Baroque mortuary.[4]
The Baroque castle in Hořín dates was built for the Czernin family around 1696, then it was rebuilt by František Maxmilián Kaňka in 1713–1720. Another modifications took place in 1736–1746. The interior contains valuable Rococo decoration. Today the castle is owned by the Lobkowicz family, and is abandoned and unused. Next to the castle in an extensive park. On the local cemetery is the burial vault of the Lobkowicz family.[5] [6]
There is a lock from 1905, which is protected as a technical monument.[7]
The historic centre of the village of Vrbno is protected as a village monument zone. There is a set of well-preserved agricultural homesteads. The main landmark of the village is the Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, buitl in the Romanesque style.[8]
In Zelčín is a zoopark which claims that it is "the largest contact zoo in Bohemia."[9]