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Tišice

Tišice is a municipality and village in Mělník District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,600 inhabitants.

Tišice
Municipality
Main road
Main road
Flag of Tišice
Flag
Coat of arms of Tišice
Coat of arms
Tišice is located in Czech Republic
Tišice
Tišice
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°16′12″N 14°33′15″E / 50.27000°N 14.55417°E / 50.27000; 14.55417
Country Czech Republic
RegionCentral Bohemian
DistrictMělník
First mentioned1400
Area
 • Total
12.72 km2 (4.91 sq mi)
Elevation
167 m (548 ft)
Population
 (2026-01-01)[1]
 • Total
2,636
 • Density207.2/km2 (536.7/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
277 15
Websitewww.tisice.cz

Administrative division

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Tišice consists of three municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):[2]

  • Tišice (660)
  • Chrást (1,168)
  • Kozly (702)

Etymology

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The name is derived from the personal name Ticha, meaning "Ticha's (court)".[3]

Geography

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Tišice is located about 18 kilometres (11 mi) north of Prague. It lies in a flat landscape in the Central Elbe Table. The Elbe River flows along the municipal border. The stream Košátecký potok flows through the northern part of the municipality.

History

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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.[4]

Demographics

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Transport

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Tišice is located on the railway lines Prague–Turnov and Prague–Mělník.[7]

Sights

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Church of All Saints

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.[4][8]

Notable people

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References

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  1. ↑ "Population in municipalities as at 1. 1". DataStat. Czech Statistical Office. 2026-05-18.
  2. ↑ "Public Census 2021 – basic data". Public Database (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2022.
  3. ↑ Profous, Antonín (1957). Místní jména v Čechách IV: S–Ž (in Czech). p. 340.
  4. 1 2 "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Tišice. Retrieved 2023-01-31.
  5. ↑ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
  6. ↑ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
  7. ↑ "Station details Tišice". České dráhy. Retrieved 2026-06-03.
  8. ↑ "Kostel Všech svatých" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-11-22.
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