Modlany

Modlany
Modlany
Municipality
	Church of Saint Apollinaris
	Flag Coat of arms
	Modlany Location in the Czech Republic
	Coordinates: 50°39′2″N 13°53′44″E / 50.65056°N 13.89556°E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Ústí nad Labem
District	Teplice
Founded	1328
Area
• Total	10.11 km2 (3.90 sq mi)
Elevation	188 m (617 ft)
Population (2023-01-01)
• Total	1,129
• Density	110/km2 (290/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	417 13
Website	www.modlany.cz

Modlany (German: Modlan) is a municipality and village in Teplice District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,100 inhabitants.

Administrative parts[edit]

The villages of Drahkov, Kvítkov, Suché and Věšťany are administrative parts of Modlany.

Geography[edit]

Modlany is located about 4 kilometres (2 mi) east of Teplice and 9 km (6 mi) west of Ústí nad Labem. The northern part of the municipality with the Modlany village lies in the Most Basin, the southern part with the rest of the villages lies in the Central Bohemian Uplands.

History[edit]

Modlany was founded in 1328. Originally it belonged to the Kyšperk Castle estate. In 1665, the village was acquired by the Society of Jesus, who founded a school here year later. In 1780, coal mining began and many shafts were created around the village.^[2]

Žichlice was a village that was abandoned in 1988 because of expansion of coal mining. The area of the former village is now part of the municipality.^[3]

Demographics[edit]

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	1,274	—
1880	2,240	+75.8%
1890	2,501	+11.7%
1900	3,070	+22.8%
1910	3,342	+8.9%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	2,259	−32.4%
1930	2,220	−1.7%
1950	1,150	−48.2%
1961	1,220	+6.1%
1970	970	−20.5%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	816	−15.9%
1991	643	−21.2%
2001	720	+12.0%
2011	919	+27.6%
2021	1,030	+12.1%

Source: Censuses^[4]^[5]

Sights[edit]

The most valuable building is the Church of Saint Apollinaris. It was built in 1687–1691.^[2]

References[edit]

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
^ ^a ^b "Trochu z historie" (in Czech). Obec Modlany. Retrieved 2021-07-15.
^ "Žichlice" (in Czech). Obec Modlany. Retrieved 2020-08-18.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Teplice" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 5–6.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.

External links[edit]

Official website

[1] "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.

[history-2] "Trochu z historie" (in Czech). Obec Modlany. Retrieved 2021-07-15.

[3] "Žichlice" (in Czech). Obec Modlany. Retrieved 2020-08-18.

[4] "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Teplice" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 5–6.

[5] "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.

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