| Mlázovice | |
| Settlement Type: | Market town |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Hradec Králové |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Jičín |
| Pushpin Map: | Czech Republic |
| Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Czech Republic |
| Coordinates: | 50.4119°N 15.5217°W |
| Established Title: | First mentioned |
| Established Date: | 1360 |
| Area Total Km2: | 8.52 |
| Elevation M: | 304 |
| Population As Of: | 2024-01-01 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 553 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | CET |
| Utc Offset1: | +1 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal codes |
| Postal Code: | 507 58, 507 81 |
Mlázovice is a market town in Jičín District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants.
The village of Mezihoří is an administrative part of Mlázovice.
The name is derived from the personal name Mlaz, meaning "the village of Mlaz's people". Originally the name was Mlazovice, but in the 16th century it was distorted to Mlázovice because of its similarity with the word mlází ("young forest").[2]
Mlázovice is located about 12km (07miles) east of Jičín and 30km (20miles) northwest of Hradec Králové. It lies in the Jičín Uplands. The highest point is the hill Maxinec at 450m (1,480feet) above sea level. The Javorka River flows along the eastern municipal border.
The first written mention of Mlázovice is from 1360, when there was a fortress owned by Jiřík of Mlázovice. The owners of Mlázovice often changed. In 1424, during the Hussite Wars, the fortress and the village were burned down, but the village recovered. In 1540, during the rule of the Karlík of Nežetice family, Mlázovice was promoted to a market town. In 1594, Mlázovice was acquired by the Smiřický family and annexed to the Hořice estate.[3]
There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
The main landmark of Mlázovice is the Church of the Holy Trinity. It was built in the Baroque style in 1725, on the site of an older wooden church. The bell tower was finished in 1760.[4]