Zlonice

Zlonice
Town
Aerial view of Zlonice
Flag
Coat of arms
Country Czech Republic
Region Central Bohemian
District Kladno
Commune Slaný
Elevation 223 m (732 ft)
Coordinates CZ 50°17′N 14°5′E / 50.283°N 14.083°E / 50.283; 14.083Coordinates: CZ 50°17′N 14°5′E / 50.283°N 14.083°E / 50.283; 14.083
Area 16.05 km2 (6.20 sq mi)
Population 2,299 (2011)
Density 143/km2 (370/sq mi)
Timezone CET (UTC+1)
 - summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 273 71
Location in the Czech Republic
Wikimedia Commons: Zlonice
Website: www.zlonice.cz

Zlonice is a market town in Central Bohemian Region, Czech Republic. It is located 6 km north of Slaný and has a population of 2,279 (2006).

Zlonice Train Station

Several valuable works of Baroque architecture have been preserved in Zlonice, for example the Assumption church (by F.M. Kaňka) and the rectory (by K.I. Dientzenhofer). The former hospital building houses the Memorial of composer Antonín Dvořák who lived in Zlonice from 1853 to 1856; he nicknamed his First Symphony The Bells of Zlonice. There is also a small Railway Museum at the local train station.

It was the birthplace of Wenzel Krumpholz, a mandolin and violin player, friend to Ludvig von Beethoven.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Philip J. Bone, The Guitar and Mandolin, biographies of celebrated players and composers for these instruments, London: Schott and Co., 1914.
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