Hořín

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Hořín
Municipality and village

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Country  Czech Republic
Region Central Bohemian Region
District Mělník District
Government
Area
  Total 5.6 sq mi (14.4 km2)
Elevation 528 ft (161 m)
Population (2011)
  Total 744
  Density 130/sq mi (52/km2)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)

Hořín is a village and municipality in Mělník District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic.

There is the burial vault of the family of Lobkowicz.

The village is protected by a flood wall, due to a high amount of flooded buildings in European floods in 2002.

In the municipality of Hořín there are four villages: Hořín, Brozánky, Vrbno and Zelčín.

References

  • This article was initially translated from the Czech Wikipedia.

Coordinates: 50°21′N 14°28′E / 50.350°N 14.467°E / 50.350; 14.467

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