Vrbno (Hořín)
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Vrbno is a village, part of the municipality of Hořín
in the district of Mělník
in the Central Bohemian Region
of the Czech Republic
, located approximately 2.5 km southwest of Hořín
. The village lies in the left bank of the Vltava
. There are 81 registered addresses and 98 permanent residents.
. Mentioned for the first time in 1241 it was the possession of the Queens of Bohemia
who owned the castle of Mělník
The in the 14th century it was enlarged by Queen Elisabeth of Bohemia, the wife of John of Bohemia, and divided between the Queen’s dominion of Mělník
and the local noble family which sold its possession to the Knights of the Cross of the Red Star. This division remained unchanged till the Revolution of 1848, and then Vrbno became a municipality with three cadastral areas. In 1932 there lived 496 permanent residents. Because of the decreasing number of inhabitants, it was united with adjacent municipalities of Hořín
and Brozánky in 1960. During the European floods in 2002
the whole village was flooded, many buildings seriously damaged, the third part of addresses destroyed. Nevertheless the centre of Vrbno was put on on the list of the Village Monuments Areas in 2004. For its untouched picturesque atmosphere Vrbno became a place where many movies were taken, e.g. about Jules Maigret and Les Misérables
.
Hořín
Hořín is a village and municipality in Mělník District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. There are only one groceries, which are opposite of burial vault of the family of Lobkowicz....
in the district of Mělník
Melnik
-Places:Bulgaria* Melnik, Bulgaria, a town in Bulgaria* Shiroka Melnishka Losa, a Bulgarian wine grape also known as MelnikCzech Republic* Mělník, a townUnited States* Melnik, Wisconsin, an unincorporated community...
in the Central Bohemian Region
Central Bohemian Region
Central Bohemian Region is an administrative unit of the Czech Republic, located in the central part of its historical region of Bohemia. Its administrative center is placed in the Czech capital Prague , which lies in the center of the region...
of the Czech Republic
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
, located approximately 2.5 km southwest of Hořín
Hořín
Hořín is a village and municipality in Mělník District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. There are only one groceries, which are opposite of burial vault of the family of Lobkowicz....
. The village lies in the left bank of the Vltava
Vltava
The Vltava is the longest river in the Czech Republic, running north from its source in Šumava through Český Krumlov, České Budějovice, and Prague, merging with the Elbe at Mělník...
. There are 81 registered addresses and 98 permanent residents.
History
Vrbno was founded probably in the 11th or 12th century in the area inhabited since the 5th millennium before ChristChrist
Christ is the English term for the Greek meaning "the anointed one". It is a translation of the Hebrew , usually transliterated into English as Messiah or Mashiach...
. Mentioned for the first time in 1241 it was the possession of the Queens of Bohemia
Bohemia
Bohemia is a historical region in central Europe, occupying the western two-thirds of the traditional Czech Lands. It is located in the contemporary Czech Republic with its capital in Prague...
who owned the castle of Mělník
Melnik
-Places:Bulgaria* Melnik, Bulgaria, a town in Bulgaria* Shiroka Melnishka Losa, a Bulgarian wine grape also known as MelnikCzech Republic* Mělník, a townUnited States* Melnik, Wisconsin, an unincorporated community...
The in the 14th century it was enlarged by Queen Elisabeth of Bohemia, the wife of John of Bohemia, and divided between the Queen’s dominion of Mělník
Melnik
-Places:Bulgaria* Melnik, Bulgaria, a town in Bulgaria* Shiroka Melnishka Losa, a Bulgarian wine grape also known as MelnikCzech Republic* Mělník, a townUnited States* Melnik, Wisconsin, an unincorporated community...
and the local noble family which sold its possession to the Knights of the Cross of the Red Star. This division remained unchanged till the Revolution of 1848, and then Vrbno became a municipality with three cadastral areas. In 1932 there lived 496 permanent residents. Because of the decreasing number of inhabitants, it was united with adjacent municipalities of Hořín
Hořín
Hořín is a village and municipality in Mělník District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. There are only one groceries, which are opposite of burial vault of the family of Lobkowicz....
and Brozánky in 1960. During the European floods in 2002
2002 European floods
In August 2002 a 100-year flood caused by over a week of continuous heavy rains ravaged Europe, killing dozens, dispossessing thousands, and causing damage of billions of euros in the Czech Republic, Austria, Germany, Slovakia, Poland, Hungary, Romania and Croatia....
the whole village was flooded, many buildings seriously damaged, the third part of addresses destroyed. Nevertheless the centre of Vrbno was put on on the list of the Village Monuments Areas in 2004. For its untouched picturesque atmosphere Vrbno became a place where many movies were taken, e.g. about Jules Maigret and Les Misérables
Les Misérables
Les Misérables , translated variously from the French as The Miserable Ones, The Wretched, The Poor Ones, The Wretched Poor, or The Victims), is an 1862 French novel by author Victor Hugo and is widely considered one of the greatest novels of the nineteenth century...
.
Monuments
- Church of the Exaltation of the Cross, built in the 12th century, enlarged in the following centuries, with cemetery and baroque chapels of St. Barbara and St. John of Nepomuk.
- Building of the Roman Catholic presbytery No. 1, built in 1862.
- Building if the former first school No. 60 with geographical wall paintings, built in 1878.
- Building of former pub and cultural centre of the village No. 27.
- Chapel of the Holy WoundsHoly WoundsThe Five Holy Wounds or Five Sacred Wounds refer to what are believed to be the five piercing wounds that was suffered during the crucifixion of Jesus....
of JesusJesusJesus of Nazareth , commonly referred to as Jesus Christ or simply as Jesus or Christ, is the central figure of Christianity...
, built in 1705. - Memorial of the First World War, built in 1919.
- Lateral canal MělníkMelnik-Places:Bulgaria* Melnik, Bulgaria, a town in Bulgaria* Shiroka Melnishka Losa, a Bulgarian wine grape also known as MelnikCzech Republic* Mělník, a townUnited States* Melnik, Wisconsin, an unincorporated community...
– VraňanyVraňanyVraňany is a village and municipality in Mělník District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. In 2006 it had a population of 897.-References:*This article was initially translated from the Czech Wikipedia....
, built in 1905.