Postřižín | |
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: | 50.2331°N 14.3867°W |
Established Title: | First mentioned |
Established Date: | 1052 |
Area Total Km2: | 4.43 |
Elevation M: | 228 |
Population As Of: | 2024-01-01 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 1950 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | CET |
Utc Offset1: | +1 |
Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 250 70 |
Postřižín is a municipality and village in Mělník District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,000 inhabitants.
Postřižín is located about 13km (08miles) north of Prague. It lies in an agricultural landscape, on the border between the Central Elbe Table and Prague Plateau. The highest point is at 274m (899feet) above sea level.
The first written mention of Postřižín is in a deed of Duke Bretislav I from 1052.[2]
The D8 motorway from Prague to Ústí nad Labem passes through the municipality.
There are no protected cultural monuments.[3] In the centre of Postřižín is a small chapel.