Zlatníky-Hodkovice Explained

Zlatníky-Hodkovice
Settlement Type:Municipality
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:49.96°N 14.4814°W
Established Title:First mentioned
Established Date:1300
Area Total Km2:7.65
Elevation M:361
Population As Of:2024-01-01
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:1388
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:CET
Utc Offset1:+1
Timezone1 Dst:CEST
Utc Offset1 Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:252 41

Zlatníky-Hodkovice is a municipality in Prague-West District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,400 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The municipality is made up of the villages of Zlatníky and Hodkovice.

Geography

Zlatníky-Hodkovice is located south of Prague, in its immediate vicinity. It lies in a flat agricultural landscape of the Prague Plateau.

History

The first written mention of Zlatníky is from 1300 and of Hodkovice from 1314.[2]

In 1961, the formerly independent municipality of Hodkovice was joined to Zlatníky as its administrative part. Since 1999, the municipality has its current name.[3]

Transport

The D0 motorway (part of the European route E50) passes through the northern part of the municipality.

Sights

The main landmark of the municipality is the Church of Saints Peter and Paul in Zlatníky. The original church was first documented in 1377. The current Neo-Romanesque building replaced the old church in 1857.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024. Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
  2. Web site: Historie a turistické zajímavosti obce. Obec Zlatníky-Hodkovice. cs. 2023-05-31.
  3. Web site: Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011. Czech Statistical Office. 144, 667. cs. 2015-12-21.
  4. Web site: Zlatníky-Hodkovice, kostel sv. Petra a Pavla. Noc kostelů. cs. 2023-05-31.