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| Region (kraj) | Central Bohemia | |
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| Residents | 19.559 (2020) | |
| height | 215 m | |
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Melnik (German: Melnik) is a city in the region Central Bohemia in Czech Republic. The city is located around 35 km north of the capital Prague.
background
Already inhabited in the Neolithic Age, Mělník, with its center and the former castle, is around 80 meters higher than the confluence of the Elbe and Vltava rivers (which is wider and richer in water here). This gives beautiful views over the river mouth. The city is considered to be the most important wine-growing center in Bohemia, but that is relative, because Bohemian wine-growing is rather insignificant compared to that in South Moravia (see Viticulture in the Czech RepublicThe city has around 19,500 inhabitants (2019).
getting there
By plane
The nearest airport is that Prague-Ruzynĕ Airport
(IATA: PRG) West of Prague. Driving through Prague by car is not easy as long as the Prague D0 ring road is not completed.
By train
From Prague with the express train direction Litoměřice (Leitmeritz) every two hours. Change is required!
In the street
Mělník is used by both Prague as well as from direction Dresden over the autobahn Dálnice 8 and reached exit 18 Nová Ves, 13 km from the exit on the road Silnice I / 16. From Prague you can also get the Silnice I / 9 to take. Bus service from Prague every half an hour from Ládví metro station (red metro line C, just outside).
By boat
Elbe and Vltava are navigable in Mělník. In summer, a historic steamship on the Vltava connects the city with Prague (departure in the morning from Rašínovo Nábřeží).
By bicycle
The city is on Elbe cycle path and mostly not signposted Vltava cycle path. An easy, around 35 km long bike tour leads along country roads with little traffic from the north of Prague to Mělník. The route mainly leads through flat terrain. The travel time is 2 to 3 hours.
mobility
The small center is easy to navigate on foot. Parking spaces in the center are rather few and far between and are chargeable.
Tourist Attractions
- It was rebuilt from a medieval castle in the 16th century and changed again under the Czernin in the 17th century Mělník Castle. The current baroque-style complex was created by the Lobkowicz princes.
- The provost church of St. Peter and Paul (Kostel sv. Petra a Pavla) developed from the castle chapel of the 11th century; it has an old square tower and a 16th century ossuary containing the remains of 15,000 people.
- The Prague gate (15th century) is the last remnant of the city fortifications.
- The St. Ludmilla Church (1583).
- The Marketplace (nam. Míru) below the castle with restored town houses and portico.
- The baroque town hall from 1398.
- The jewish cemetery.
activities
- The local wine can be tasted in the princely cellar. A grape harvest festival takes place on the last weekend of September.
Museums
- The Regional museum with a collection of historical prams and documentation of the local viticulture (nam. Míru 64, Tel. 315 630 922, open Tue-Sun 9 am-12pm and 1 pm-5pm).
shop
kitchen
- Zámecká restaurace, in the castle
nightlife
accommodation
- Hotel Jaro, 17.listopadu 174, Mělník (on the edge of the center).
- Hotel U Císaře, Palackého 135, Mělník (downtown).
- Hotel Santo, Okruzni 2545, Mělník (just under 2 km outside the center). Italian cuisine restaurant.
health
Practical advice
Individual evidence
| Brief information | |
| surface | 25.0 km² |
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| Phone code | |
| Post Code | CZ 276 01 |
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| Time zone | UTC 1 |
| Emergency call | 112 |
trips
- Kokořínsko: Landscape protection area around 19 km northeast with rock formations and hiking opportunities that are well worth seeing.
- Říp: 17 km away, 456 m high Inselberg with a beautiful view in the west (south of Roudnice nad Labem (Raudnitz)).
- Roudnice nad Labem Castle, once the representative seat of the Lobkowicz princes, with an almost 100 m long front to the Elbe, with a castle winery and a museum of modern art. Beethoven's 3rd symphony, the Eroica, Premiered.
- Built in 1716 Veltrusy Castle (Weltrus), with a domed rotunda, adjoining four wings, around 17 km southwest on the Vltava, with a romantic castle park in the English style.
- The good 30 km away Prague offers a wealth of attractions.
literature
- Joachim Bahlcke, Winfried Eberhard, Miloslav Polívka (Eds.): Handbook of Historic Places. Tape: Bohemia and Moravia (= Kröner's pocket edition. Volume 329). Kröner, Stuttgart 1998, ISBN 3-520-32901-8 , Pp. 370-371.
Web links
- http://www.melnik.cz/ - Mělník official website
