Tišice Explained

Tišice
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:50.27°N 14.5542°W
Established Title:First mentioned
Established Date:1400
Area Total Km2:12.72
Elevation M:167
Population As Of:2024-01-01
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:2526
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:CET
Utc Offset1:+1
Timezone1 Dst:CEST
Utc Offset1 Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:277 15

Tišice is a municipality and village in Mělník District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,500 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The villages of Chrást and Kozly are administrative parts of Tišice.

Geography

Tišice is located about 18km (11miles) north of Prague. It lies in a flat landscape in the Central Elbe Table. The Elbe River flows along the municipal border.

History

The first written mention of Tišice is from 1400. The village of Kozly was first mentioned in 1052 and Chrást in 1380. All three were separate municipalities until 1960, when they merged.[2]

Transport

Tišice is located on the railway lines Prague–Turnov and Prague–Mělník.[3]

Sights

The most important monument is the Church of All Saints, located in Kozly. The originally early Gothic church was built in 1352. It was reconstructed in the Baroque style in 1822.[2] [4]

Notable people

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024. Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
  2. Web site: Historie. Obec Tišice. cs. 2023-01-31.
  3. Web site: Detail stanice Tišice. České dráhy. cs. 2023-11-22.
  4. Web site: Kostel Všech svatých. National Heritage Institute. cs. 2023-11-22.