Zlonice
Encyclopedia
Zlonice is a market town
in Central Bohemian Region
, Czech Republic
. It is located 6 km north of Slaný
and has a population of 2,279 (2006).
Several valuable works of Baroque architecture
have been preserved in Zlonice, for example the Assumption
church (by F.M. Kaňka
) and the rectory
(by K.I. Dientzenhofer). The former hospital building houses the Memorial of composer Antonín Dvořák
who lived in Zlonice from 1853 to 1856, he nicknamed his First Symphony
The Bells of Zlonice. There is also a small Railway Museum at the local train station
.
Market town
Market town or market right is a legal term, originating in the medieval period, for a European settlement that has the right to host markets, distinguishing it from a village and city...
in Central Bohemian Region
Central Bohemian Region
Central Bohemian Region is an administrative unit of the Czech Republic, located in the central part of its historical region of Bohemia. Its administrative center is placed in the Czech capital Prague , which lies in the center of the region...
, Czech Republic
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
. It is located 6 km north of Slaný
Slaný
The Royal town1 of Slaný is a town in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic, located about 25 km northwest of Prague. The town is part of the Prague metropolitan area....
and has a population of 2,279 (2006).
Several valuable works of Baroque architecture
Baroque architecture
Baroque architecture is a term used to describe the building style of the Baroque era, begun in late sixteenth century Italy, that took the Roman vocabulary of Renaissance architecture and used it in a new rhetorical and theatrical fashion, often to express the triumph of the Catholic Church and...
have been preserved in Zlonice, for example the Assumption
Assumption of Mary
According to the belief of Christians of the Roman Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodoxy, Oriental Orthodoxy, and parts of the Anglican Communion and Continuing Anglicanism, the Assumption of Mary was the bodily taking up of the Virgin Mary into Heaven at the end of her life...
church (by F.M. Kaňka
František Maxmilián Kanka
František Maxmilián Kaňka was a Czech architect and builder.He is most famous for reconstructions of palaces and castles of Bohemian noblemen and for designs of churches and other religious buildings, principally in Baroque style...
) and the rectory
Rectory
A rectory is the residence, or former residence, of a rector, most often a Christian cleric, but in some cases an academic rector or other person with that title...
(by K.I. Dientzenhofer). The former hospital building houses the Memorial of composer Antonín Dvořák
Antonín Dvorák
Antonín Leopold Dvořák was a Czech composer of late Romantic music, who employed the idioms of the folk music of Moravia and his native Bohemia. Dvořák’s own style is sometimes called "romantic-classicist synthesis". His works include symphonic, choral and chamber music, concerti, operas and many...
who lived in Zlonice from 1853 to 1856, he nicknamed his First Symphony
Symphony No. 1 (Dvorák)
The Symphony No. 1 in C minor, B. 9, subtitled "The Bells of Zlonice" , was composed by Antonín Dvořák during February and March 1865...
The Bells of Zlonice. There is also a small Railway Museum at the local train station
Train station
A train station, also called a railroad station or railway station and often shortened to just station,"Station" is commonly understood to mean "train station" unless otherwise qualified. This is evident from dictionary entries e.g...
.