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Rožďalovice is a town in Nymburk District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,600 inhabitants.

Rožďalovice
Town
Rožďalovice Castle
Coat of arms
Rožďalovice Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°18′17″N 15°10′11″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Central Bohemian
District	Nymburk
First mentioned	1223
Area
• Total	23.91 km2 (9.23 sq mi)
Elevation	198 m (650 ft)
Population  (2022-01-01)[1]
• Total	1,619
• Density	68/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	289 34
Website	www.rozdalovice.eu

Administrative parts

Villages of Hasina, Ledečky, Podlužany, Podolí, Viničná Lhota and Zámostí are administrative parts of Rožďalovice.

Geography

Rožďalovice is located about 16 kilometres (10 mi) northeast of Nymburk and 49 km (30 mi) northeast of Prague. It lies in the Central Elbe Table. The highest point is a place called Kostelíček with an altitude of 241 metres (791 ft). The Štítarský Stream flows through the municipal territory.

History

The first written mention of Rožďalovice is from 1223. Around 1340, the village was promoted to a town by John of Bohemia. The most important owners of Rožďalovice, during whose rule the town flourished, were the Křinecký of Ronov family (end of the 15th century – 1622), the Waldstein family (1622–1760) and the Lobkowicz family (1815–1930)[2]

Transport

The main railroad Nymburk–Jičín crosses here.

Notable people

• Jiří Melantrich of Aventino (c. 1511–1580), printer and publisher
• Oskar Hekš (1908–1944), long-distance runner

Gallery

• 
  Old town hall
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  Husova street

References

External links

• Official website

На других языках

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[de] Rožďalovice

Rožďalovice (deutsch Rozdalowitz) ist eine Stadt mit 1.556 Einwohnern in der Region Středočeský kraj (Tschechien).

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- [en] Rožďalovice

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