Zálezlice

Zálezlice
Municipality
Centre of Zálezlice
Flag Coat of arms
Zálezlice Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°18′28″N 14°26′15″E / 50.30778°N 14.43750°E / 50.30778; 14.43750
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Central Bohemian
District	Mělník
First mentioned	1300
Area
• Total	7.60 km^2 (2.93 sq mi)
Elevation	163 m (535 ft)
Population  (2025-01-01)[1]
• Total	445
• Density	59/km^2 (150/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	277 45
Website	www.zalezlice.cz

Zálezlice is a municipality and village in Mělník District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants.

Administrative division

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

• Zálezlice (304)
• Kozárovice (89)
• Zátvor (42)

Geography

Zálezlice is located about 6 kilometres (4 mi) southwest of Mělník and 22 km (14 mi) north of Prague. It lies in a flat landscape in the Central Elbe Table. The municipality is situated on the right bank of the Vltava River.

History

The first written mention of Zálezlice is from the beginning of the 13th century.^[3]

The municipality was badly damaged during the 2002 European floods and has been protected by a flood wall since then.^[4]

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 764 —     1880 746 −2.4% 1890 755 +1.2% 1900 752 −0.4% 1910 689 −8.4%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 667 −3.2% 1930 633 −5.1% 1950 431 −31.9% 1961 442 +2.6% 1970 468 +5.9%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 399 −14.7% 1991 346 −13.3% 2001 357 +3.2% 2011 375 +5.0% 2021 435 +16.0%
Source: Censuses[5][6]

Transport

There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.

Sights

Church of Saint Nicholas

The main landmark of Zálezlice is the Church of Saint Nicholas. It is a late Baroque building from the second half of the 18th century. The church includes a Baroque mortuary.^[7]

Notable people

• Vítězslav Hálek (1835–1874), poet, writer and journalist; lived here in 1841–1842

References

1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2025". Czech Statistical Office. 2025-05-16.
2. "Public Census 2021 – basic data". Public Database (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2022.
3. "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Zálezlice. Retrieved 2023-02-06.
4. "Povodně 2002 v Zálezlicích: Vypadalo to děsivě, jako po válce, vzpomíná starosta" (in Czech). Deník.cz. 2022-08-13. Retrieved 2023-02-06.
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. "Kostel sv. Mikuláše" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-02-06.

External links

• Official website