Tišice


Tišice is a municipality and village in Mělník District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,600 inhabitants.
WWW tisice.cz

Administrative division

Tišice consists of three municipal parts :
  • Tišice
  • Chrást
  • Kozly

Geography

Tišice is located about north of Prague. It lies in a flat landscape in the Central Elbe Table. The Elbe River flows along the municipal border. The stream Košátecký potok flows through the northern part of the municipality.

History

The first written mention of Tišice is from 1400. The village of Kozly was first mentioned in 1052 and Chrást in 1380. All three were separate municipalities until 1960, when they merged.

Transport

Tišice is located on the railway lines Prague–Turnov and Prague–Mělník.

Sights

The most important monument is the Church of All Saints, located in Kozly. The originally early Gothic church was built in 1352. It was reconstructed in the Baroque style in 1822.

Notable people