Zálezlice
village in Mělník District of Central Bohemian region
Zálezlice is a municipality and village in Mělník District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants.
Administrative division
Zálezlice consists of three municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):
Zálezlice (304)
Kozárovice (89)
Zátvor (42)
Etymology
The name Zálezlice is derived either from the personal names Zalezl or Zalezlý, meaning "the village of Zalezl's/Zalezlý's people", or from the Czech adjective zalezlý ('holed up'), meaning "the village of holed up people".
Geography
Zálezlice is located about 6 kilometres (4 mi) southwest of Mělník and 22 km (14 mi) north of Prague. It lies in a flat landscape in the Central Elbe Table. The municipality is situated on the right bank of the Vltava River.
History
The first written mention of Zálezlice is from the beginning of the 13th century.
The municipality was badly damaged during the 2002 European floods and has been protected by a flood wall since then.
Demographics
Transport
There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
Sights
The main landmark of Zálezlice is the Church of Saint Nicholas.
This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “Zálezlice” as village in Mělník District of Central Bohemian region. Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.
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The strongest evidence will usually combine a dated visual record with documents produced by the authority responsible for the place. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jun 3, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q2657226. Authority coordinates are 50.308, 14.438. 2 of 2 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2021 and 2002.
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