Jesenice is a town in Prague-West District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 10,000 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The villages of Horní Jirčany, Osnice and Zdiměřice are administrative parts of Jesenice.

Etymology

The name is derived from the adjective jesenná (from jasan, i.e. 'ash') and originally denoted a meadow between ash trees or water flowing between ash trees.

Geography

Jesenice is located south of Prague, in its immediate vicinity. Most of the municipal territory lies in the Prague Plateau. The streams Botič and Jesenický flows through the territory and supply several small fishponds.

History

The first written mention of Jesenice is from 1088. In 2015 the municipality was promoted to a town and lost the title of the "largest village" in the Czech Republic.

Demographics

Thanks to its proximity to Prague, Jesenice belongs to the fastest growing municipalities in the country in the 21st century.

Transport

The D0 motorway (part of the European route E50) runs next to the town.

Sights

Jesenice is poor in cultural monuments. Notable is the memorial of Maxmiliána Alsterová of Astfeld. It is a Baroque memorial from the early 18th century. It commemorates the first victim of a traffic accident in Czech lands, who died in 1706.