| Mnetěš | |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Ústí nad Labem |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Litoměřice |
| Pushpin Map: | Czech Republic |
| Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Czech Republic |
| Coordinates: | 50.3656°N 14.2819°W |
| Established Title: | First mentioned |
| Established Date: | 1226 |
| Area Total Km2: | 7.65 |
| Elevation M: | 212 |
| Population As Of: | 2024-01-01 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 572 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | CET |
| Utc Offset1: | +1 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 413 01 |
Mnetěš (until 1922 Netěš) is a municipality and village in Litoměřice District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants.
The village was named after its founder Mnětech.[2]
Mnetěš is located about southeast of Litoměřice and 29km (18miles) north of Prague. It lies in the Lower Ohře Table. Říp Mountain, connected with the legend of Czech forefather, is located in the municipal territory. With an altitude of 461m (1,512feet), it is the highest point of the whole Lower Ohře Table region.
The first written mention of Mnetěš is in a deed of King Ottokar I from 1226. From 1603 until the establishment of an independent municipality in the 19th century, it was owned by the Lobkowicz family. The name of the municipality changed several times until 1922, when it was definitely changed from Netěš to Mnetěš.[2]
The D8 motorway from Prague to Ústí nad Labem runs through the municipality.
Mnetěš is located on a railway line of local importance heading from Straškov to Vraňany.[3]
The most important building is the Rotunda of Saint George on the top of Říp, protected together with the entire mountain as a national cultural monument. It was built around 1039 and it is one of the oldest preserved Romanesque buildings in the country. The church was extended and consecrated in 1126. The entrance was moved in 1869–1881.[4]