| Roztoky | |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Central Bohemian |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Prague-West |
| Pushpin Map: | Czech Republic |
| Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Czech Republic |
| Coordinates: | 50.1614°N 14.3869°W |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Jaroslav Drda |
| Established Title: | First mentioned |
| Established Date: | 1233 |
| Area Total Km2: | 8.13 |
| Elevation M: | 237 |
| Population As Of: | 2024-01-01 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 9034 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | CET |
| Utc Offset1: | +1 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 252 63 |
Roztoky (in Czech pronounced as /ˈrostokɪ/; German: Rostok) is a town in Prague-West District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 9,000 inhabitants.
The name is derived from rozdělený tok, i.e. 'divided stream'. It is a common Czech geographical name for places founded at the confluence of a small stream with a river.[2]
Roztoky is located north of Prague, in its immediate vicinity. It lies in the Prague Plateau. The highest point is at 310m (1,020feet) above sea level. The town is situated on the left bank of the Vltava River, in its meander.
According to archaeological findings, the area of Roztoky was inhabited continuously from the early Stone Age to the early Middle Ages. The first written mention of Roztoky is found in the ruling charter from 1233, in which Peter of Roztoky was mentioned.[3]
From 1870 to 1952, a globe manufacturing industry founded by Jan Felkl was located in Roztoky.[4]
Roztoky is located on the railway line Prague–Ústí nad Labem via Kralupy nad Vltavou.[5]
Levý Hradec is a locality in Roztoky with remains of a Slavic gord founded by the Přemyslid dynasty. In the 980s, Duke Bořivoj I had the first Christian church in Bohemia built here, dedicated to Saint Clement. The church is preserved, but has been rebuilt and expanded many times, and only the foundations of the rotunda under the floor are preserved from the original church.[6]
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in the Czech Republic. Roztoky is twinned with:[7]
Skawina, Poland