Modlany (German: Modlan) is a municipality and village in Teplice District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,100 inhabitants.
Modlany | |
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 Church of Saint Apollinaris | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Modlany Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 50°39′2″N 13°53′44″E / 50.65056°N 13.89556°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Ústí nad Labem |
| District | Teplice |
| Founded | 1328 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 10.11 km2 (3.90 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 188 m (617 ft) |
| Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,144 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (290/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 417 13 |
| Website | www |
Administrative parts
editThe villages of Drahkov, Kvítkov, Suché and Věšťany are administrative parts of Modlany.
Etymology
editThe origin of the name is unsure. The name was either derived from the personal name Modla, meaning "the village of Modla's people", or from the word modla ('idol' in modern Czech, but in old Czech also 'a place designated for prayer'), meaning "the village of people living near a modla".[2]
Geography
editModlany is located about 4 kilometres (2 mi) east of Teplice and 9 km (6 mi) west of Ústí nad Labem. The northern part of the municipality with the Modlany village lies in the Most Basin and the southern part with the rest of the villages lies in the Central Bohemian Uplands. The highest point is at 324 m (1,063 ft) above sea level. The stream Modlanský potok flows through the nothern part of the municipality. The Modlany and Kateřina reservoirs, both partly located in the municipal territory, are built on the stream.
History
editModlany was founded in 1328. Originally it belonged to the Kyšperk Castle estate. In 1665, the village was acquired by the Society of Jesus, who founded a school here year later. In 1780, coal mining began and many shafts were created around the village.[3]
Žichlice was a village that was abandoned in 1988 because of expansion of coal mining. The area of the former village is now part of the municipality of Modlany.[4]
Demographics
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Transport
editThe R/63 expressway (part of the European route E442), which connects Teplice with the D8 motorway, briefly crosses the municipal territory in the south. Otherwise, there are no railways or other major roads passing through the municipality.
Sights
editThe most valuable building is the Church of Saint Apollinaris. It was built in 1687–1691.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- ^ Profous, Antonín (1951). Místní jména v Čechách III: M–Ř (in Czech). p. 119.
- ^ a b "Trochu z historie" (in Czech). Obec Modlany. Retrieved 2021-07-15.
- ^ "Žichlice" (in Czech). Obec Modlany. Retrieved 2020-08-18.
- ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Teplice" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 5–6.
- ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
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