Modlany

Modlany (German: Modlan) is a village approximately 4 kilometres east of the Czech town of Teplice. It is a village of about 900 people that includes a football complex and a World War II memorial. The village lacks many important buildings like an elementary school or a hospital, city buses travel regularly between Modlany and Teplice.

Geography

Modlany is situated between the two cities of Teplice and Ústí nad Labem in the Teplice District. It has an average elevation of 188m and an area of 10.1 km². Many other villages in the area such as Drahkov, Kvítkov, Suché and Věšťany are now a part of Modlany.

History

The village was first mentioned on paper in 1328. Before it belonged to the perimeter of the castle Kyšperk. The church was established in 1352 and the first school was built in 1899.^[1]

External links

Modlany website

References

↑ Obec Modlany - Oficiální internetové stránky obce: Titulní stránka

Towns, market towns and villages of Teplice District

Bílina Bořislav Bystřany Bžany Dubí Duchcov Háj u Duchcova Hostomice Hrob Hrobčice Jeníkov Kladruby Kostomlaty pod Milešovkou Košťany Krupka Lahošť Ledvice Lukov Měrunice Mikulov Modlany Moldava Novosedlice Ohníč Osek Proboštov Rtyně nad Bílinou Srbice Světec Teplice Újezdeček Zabrušany Žalany Žim

Coordinates: 50°39′N 13°54′E / 50.650°N 13.900°E / 50.650; 13.900

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