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Radonice (Prague-East District)

Radonice
Centre of Radonice
Centre of Radonice
Flag of Radonice
Coat of arms of Radonice
Radonice is located in Czech Republic
Radonice
Radonice
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°8′35″N 14°36′37″E / 50.14306°N 14.61028°E / 50.14306; 14.61028
Country Czech Republic
RegionCentral Bohemian
DistrictPrague-East
First mentioned1397
Area
 • Total
4.79 km2 (1.85 sq mi)
Elevation
237 m (778 ft)
Population
 (2024-01-01)[1]
 • Total
1,122
 • Density230/km2 (610/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
250 73
Websitewww.radonice.cz

Radonice is a municipality and village in Prague-East District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,100 inhabitants.

Etymology

The name is derived from the personal name Radoň, meaning "the village of Radoň's people".[2]

Geography

Radonice is located about 6 kilometres (4 mi) northeast of Prague. It lies in a flat agricultural landscape in the Central Elbe Table.

History

The first written mention of Radonice is from 1397, when it was part of the Jenštejn estate. From 1675 until the establishment of an independent municipality in 1848, Radonice was owned by the Czernin family.[3]

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869424—    
1880543+28.1%
1890657+21.0%
1900714+8.7%
1910778+9.0%
YearPop.±%
1921697−10.4%
1930758+8.8%
1950620−18.2%
1961691+11.5%
1970644−6.8%
YearPop.±%
1980600−6.8%
1991544−9.3%
2001579+6.4%
2011795+37.3%
20211,166+46.7%
Source: Censuses[4][5]

Transport

The D10 motorway from Prague to Turnov runs through the southern part of the municipality.

Sights

There are no protected cultural monuments in the municipality.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
  2. ^ Profous, Antonín (1951). Místní jména v Čechách III: M–Ř (in Czech). p. 525.
  3. ^ "Stručná historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Radonice. Retrieved 2025-02-21.
  4. ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
  5. ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
  6. ^ "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Radonice". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2025-02-21.