Jenštejn
Jenštejn is a municipality and village in Prague-East District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,500 inhabitants.
Administrative division
Jenštejn consists of two municipal parts :- Jenštejn
- Dehtáry
Etymology
The original name of the village and the local castle was Jencenstein, meaning "Jenc's stone". It was later distorted to Jenštejn.Geography
Jenštejn is located about northeast of Prague. It lies in a flat agricultural landscape in the Central Elbe Table.History
The first written mention of Jenštejn is from 1368. The village was founded together with a small water castle in the 14th century by Jenc of Janovice. From 1368 to 1387, it was property of the Jenštejn family. Then the owners often changed. The last person to reside in the castle was Jan Dobřichovský of Dobřichov in the years 1560–1583. After his death, the castle was seized by the royal chamber due to his debts, and in 1587 Jenštejn was annexed to the Brandýs estate. After that, the castle was abandoned and fell into disrepair.In 1640, during the Thirty Years' War, Jenštejn and the castle were burned by the Swedish army under the command of Johan Banér. Between 1655 and 1660, the village was restored and promoted to a market town. It was a market town until the beginning of the 20th century.