Roztoky, Prague West, Prague Region, Czech Republic
🇨🇿 Roztoky (Rostok) is a town in Prague-West District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic.
Etymology The name is derived from rozdělený tok, i.e. 'divided stream'. It is a common Czech geographical name for places founded at the confluence of a small stream with a river.
Geography Roztoky is located north of Prague, in its immediate vicinity. It lies in the Prague Plateau. The highest point is at 310 m (1,020 ft) above sea level. The town is situated on the left bank of the Vltava River, in its meander.
History According to archaeological findings, the area of Roztoky was inhabited continuously from the early Stone Age to the early Middle Ages. The first written mention of Roztoky is found in the ruling charter from 1233, in which Peter of Roztoky was mentioned.
Transport Roztoky is located on the railway line Prague–Ústí nad Labem via Kralupy nad Vltavou.
Sights Levý Hradec is a locality in Roztoky with remains of a Slavic gord founded by the Přemyslid dynasty. In the 980s, Duke Bořivoj I had the first Christian church in Bohemia built here, dedicated to Saint Clement. The church is preserved, but has been rebuilt and expanded many times, and only the foundations of the rotunda under the floor are preserved from the original church.
Prague Time
Roztoky has a population of over 9,000 people. Roztoky also forms part of the wider Prague-West District which has a population of over 146,004 people. It is also a part of the larger Prague area. Roztoky is situated near Prague.
Twin Towns, Sister Cities Roztoky has links with:
🇵🇱 Skawina, Poland, since 2005🇵🇱 Dąbrowa Tarnowska 50.167
🇩🇪 Bad Vilbel 50.167
🇩🇪 Rheingau-Taunus 50.142
🇩🇪 Bad Schwalbach 50.142
🇫🇷 Avesnes-sur-Helpe 50.124
🇩🇪 Nordend (Frankfurt am Main) 50.117
🇲🇹 St. Paul's Bay 14.402
🇸🇪 Kronoberg County 14.44
Locations Near: Roztoky 14.3833,50.15
🇨🇿 Prague 1 14.4,50.083 d: 7.5
🇨🇿 Prague 14.417,50.083 d: 7.8
🇨🇿 Prague 5 14.404,50.072 d: 8.8
🇨🇿 Prague 4 14.433,50.05 d: 11.7
🇨🇿 Beroun 14.067,49.95 d: 31.7
🇨🇿 Litoměřice 14.128,50.54 d: 47
🇨🇿 Česká Lípa 14.533,50.683 d: 60.2
🇨🇿 Ústí nad Labem 14.033,50.65 d: 60.9
Antipodal to: Roztoky -165.617,-50.15
🇹🇴 Nuku'alofa -175.216,-21.136 d: 16680.6
🇦🇸 Pago Pago -170.701,-14.279 d: 16000
🇵🇫 Papeete -149.566,-17.537 d: 16116.2
🇼🇸 Apia -171.76,-13.833 d: 15938.5
🇺🇸 Hilo -155.089,19.725 d: 12176.5
🇺🇸 Maui -156.446,20.72 d: 12083.1
🇺🇸 Maui County -156.617,20.868 d: 12068.7
🇺🇸 Wailuku -156.505,20.894 d: 12064.6