Mladeč
Mladeč (German: Lautsch) is a municipality and village in Olomouc District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 700 inhabitants.
Mladeč | |
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 Chapel of Saint Florian | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Mladeč Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 49°42′21″N 17°1′10″E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Olomouc |
| District | Olomouc |
| First mentioned | 1350 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 12.07 km2 (4.66 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 251 m (823 ft) |
| Population (2022-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 716 |
| • Density | 59/km2 (150/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 783 21, 784 01 |
| Website | www |
Administrative parts
Villages of Nové Zámky and Sobáčov are administrative parts of Mladeč.
Geography
Mladeč lies approximately 21 kilometres (13 mi) north-west of Olomouc and 191 km (119 mi) east of Prague.
Northern part of the municipality is located in the Litovelské Pomoraví Protected Landscape Area. The Morava River flows through the rural area of the municipality. The Mlýnský brook, a tributary of the Morava, also flows through the municipality and is divided here into two branches. There are two ponds in the municipal territory: Sobáčovský and Zámecký.
History
The first written mention of Mladeč is from 1350. Sobáčov was first mentioned in 1351.[2]
Sights
Mladeč is known for the Mladeč Caves. The caves are open to the public.
Archaeology
Mladeč is an Aurignacian archaeological site with directly dated remains of early modern human dating to about 31,000 radiocarbon years. The site contains remains of at least half a dozen individuals, including children.[3] They are the oldest bones that indicate a human settlement, or community in Europe. The Mladeč collection also includes Aurignacian tools and art associated with early modern humans.[4] The remains appear to show some Neanderthal-like features.
References
- "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2022". Czech Statistical Office. 2022-04-29.
- "Historie Mladče" (in Czech). Obec Mladeč. Retrieved 2022-01-11.
- Wild, Em; Teschler-Nicola, M; Kutschera, W; Steier, P; Trinkaus, E; Wanek, W (May 2005). "Direct dating of Early Upper Palaeolithic human remains from Mladec". Nature. 435 (7040): 332–335. Bibcode:2005Natur.435..332W. doi:10.1038/nature03585. ISSN 0028-0836. PMID 15902255.
- Prehistoric Bones Point to First Modern-Human Settlement in Europe
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