Mnetěš (until 1922 Netěš) is a municipality and village in Litoměřice District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants.

Etymology

The village was named after its founder Mnětech.

Geography

Mnetěš is located about 22 km southeast of Litoměřice and 29 km north of Prague. It lies in the Lower Ohře Table. Říp Mountain, connected with the legend of Czech forefather, is located in the municipal territory. With an altitude of 461 m, it is the highest point of the whole Lower Ohře Table region.

History

The first written mention of Mnetěš is in a deed of King Ottokar I from 1226. From 1603 until the establishment of an independent municipality in the 19th century, it was owned by the Lobkowicz family. The name of the municipality changed several times until 1922, when it was definitely changed from Netěš to Mnetěš.

Demographics

Transport

The D8 motorway from Prague to Ústí nad Labem runs through the municipality. Mnetěš is located on a railway line of local importance heading from Straškov to Vraňany.

Sights

The most important building is the Rotunda of Saint George on the top of Říp, protected together with the entire mountain as a national cultural monument. It was built around 1039 and it is one of the oldest preserved Romanesque buildings in the country. The church was extended and consecrated in 1126. The entrance was moved in 1869–1881.