Všetaty (Mělník District)

Všetaty
Všetaty
Market town
	Main square in Všetaty
	Flag Coat of arms
	Všetaty Location in the Czech Republic
	Coordinates: 50°16′55″N 14°35′35″E / 50.28194°N 14.59306°E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Central Bohemian
District	Mělník
First mentioned	1255
Area
• Total	12.87 km2 (4.97 sq mi)
Elevation	175 m (574 ft)
Population (2024-01-01)
• Total	2,478
• Density	190/km2 (500/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	277 16
Website	www.mestys-vsetaty.cz

Všetaty is a market town in Mělník District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,500 inhabitants.

Administrative division

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

Všetaty (1,567)
Přívory (775)

Geography

Všetaty is located about 20 kilometres (12 mi) north of Prague. It lies in the Central Elbe Table. The highest point is the flat hill Cecemín at 239 m (784 ft) above sea level. The stream Košátecký potok flows through the market town.

History

The first written mention of Všetaty is from 1255. Přívory was first mentioned in 1321. The railway was built in 1864, but the station was not opened until 1873.^[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	1,413	—
1880	1,541	+9.1%
1890	1,631	+5.8%
1900	1,922	+17.8%
1910	2,138	+11.2%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	2,232	+4.4%
1930	2,885	+29.3%
1950	2,646	−8.3%
1961	2,605	−1.5%
1970	2,498	−4.1%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	2,210	−11.5%
1991	1,992	−9.9%
2001	1,941	−2.6%
2011	2,184	+12.5%
2021	2,342	+7.2%

Source: Censuses^[4]^[5]

Transport

Všetaty is an important railway hub. Two main railway lines Prague–Turnov and Kolín–Ústí nad Labem cross here.^[6]

Sights

The landmark of Všetaty is the Church of Saints Peter and Paul. It was built in the Baroque style in 1780 and rebuilt in the Neo-Romanesque style in 1885.^[7]

Notable people

Jan Palach (1948–1969), student who self-immolated himself in a protest against the Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
^ "Public Census 2021 – basic data". Public Database (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2022.
^ "Historie" (in Czech). Městys Všetaty. Retrieved 2023-03-02.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
^ "Detail stanice Všetaty" (in Czech). České dráhy. Retrieved 2023-11-22.
^ "Kostel sv. Petra a Pavla" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-03-02.

External links

Official website

[1] "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.

[2] "Public Census 2021 – basic data". Public Database (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2022.

[3] "Historie" (in Czech). Městys Všetaty. Retrieved 2023-03-02.

[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] "Detail stanice Všetaty" (in Czech). České dráhy. Retrieved 2023-11-22.

[7] "Kostel sv. Petra a Pavla" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-03-02.

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