Hořín
Hořín is a municipality and village in Mělník District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 900 inhabitants.
Hořín | |
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 General view | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Hořín Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 50°20′42″N 14°27′51″E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Central Bohemian |
| District | Mělník |
| First mentioned | 1336 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 14.41 km2 (5.56 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 161 m (528 ft) |
| Population (2022-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 881 |
| • Density | 61/km2 (160/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 276 01 |
| Website | www |
The village of Hořín is protected by a flood wall, due to a high amount of flooded buildings in European floods in 2002.
Administrative parts
Villages of Brozánky, Vrbno and Zelčín are administrative parts of Hořín.
Sights
There is the burial vault of the Lobkowicz family.
Notable people
- Jan August Vitásek (1770–1839), composer
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