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{{Short description|Town in the Czech Republic}}
{{other places|Roztoky (disambiguation)}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name                    = Roztoky
| other_name              =
| settlement_type         = [[Obec|Town]]
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| image_skyline           = Praha, Čimice, pohled na Roztoky u Prahy.JPG
| image_caption           = Roztoky seen from Prague-Čimice
| image_flag              = Flag of Roztoky PZ CZ.svg
| image_shield            = Roztoky CoA PZ CZ.svg
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| subdivision_type        = Country
| subdivision_name        = {{CZE}}
| subdivision_type1       = [[Regions of the Czech Republic|Region]]
| subdivision_name1       = [[Central Bohemian Region|Central Bohemian]]
| subdivision_type2       = [[Districts of the Czech Republic|District]]
| subdivision_name2       = [[Prague-West District|Prague-West]]
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| image_map               =
| map_caption             =
| pushpin_map             = Czech Republic
| pushpin_relief          = 1
| pushpin_map_caption     = Location in the Czech Republic
| coordinates             = {{coord|50|9|41|N|14|23|13|E|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_footnotes   =
<!-- government type, leaders -->
| leader_title            = Mayor
| leader_name             = Jaroslav Drda
| leader_party            = {{polparty|Czech Republic|TOP09}}
<!-- established -->
| established_title       = First mentioned
| established_date        = 1233
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| area_footnotes          =
| area_total_km2          = 8.13
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| elevation_footnotes     =
| elevation_m             = 237
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| population_as_of        = 2024-01-01
| population_footnotes    = <ref>{{cite web |title=Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024|url=https://www.czso.cz/csu/czso/population-of-municipalities-qexb0dqr2d|publisher=[[Czech Statistical Office]]|date=2024-05-17}}</ref>
| population_total        = 9034
| population_density_km2  = auto
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| timezone1               = [[Central European Time|CET]]
| utc_offset1             = +1
| timezone1_DST           = [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]]
| utc_offset1_DST         = +2
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| postal_code_type        = Postal code
| postal_code             = 252 63
| area_code_type          =
| area_code               =
<!-- website, footnotes -->
| website                 = {{URL|https://www.roztoky.cz/}}
| footnotes               =
}}
'''Roztoky''' ({{IPA|cs|ˈrostokɪ}}; {{langx|de|Rostok}}) is a town in [[Prague-West District]] in the [[Central Bohemian Region]] of the [[Czech Republic]]. It has about 9,000 inhabitants.
==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.<ref>{{cite book |last=Profous|first=Antonín|title=Místní jména v Čechách III: M–Ř|url=https://mjc.ujc.cas.cz/search.php|page=602|year=1951|language=cs}}</ref>
==Geography==
Roztoky is located north of [[Prague]], in its immediate vicinity. It lies in the [[Prague Plateau]]. The highest point is at {{convert|310|m|ft|abbr=on}} 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.<ref>{{cite web |title=Historie|url=https://www.roztoky.cz/historie|publisher=Město Roztoky|language=cs|access-date=2020-11-13}}</ref>
From 1870 to 1952, a [[globe]] manufacturing industry founded by [[Jan Felkl]] was located in Roztoky.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kenety|first1=Brian|last2=Kraus|first2=Annette|title=Felkl & Sohn: How a Prague globe maker conquered the world then lost it as maps were redrawn|url=https://english.radio.cz/felkl-sohn-how-a-prague-globe-maker-conquered-world-then-lost-it-maps-were-8134283|work= Radio Prague International|publisher=[[Czech Radio]]|date=2019-06-04|access-date=2024-04-28}}</ref>
==Demographics==
{{historical populations
|align=none|cols=3
|1869|1148
|1880|1213
|1890|1367
|1900|1575
|1910|1941
|1921|2609
|1930|4769
|1950|5272
|1961|5905
|1970|6146
|1980|6138
|1991|5756
|2001|5733
|2011|8140
|2021|9216
|source=Censuses<ref>{{cite web |title=Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011|url=https://csu.gov.cz/produkty/historicky-lexikon-obci-1869-az-2015|publisher=[[Czech Statistical Office]]|language=cs|date=2015-12-21}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Population Census 2021: Population by sex|url=https://vdb.czso.cz/vdbvo2/faces/en/index.jsf?page=vystup-objekt-parametry&z=T&f=TABULKA&sp=A&skupId=4429&katalog=33515&pvo=SLD21001-OB-OK|work=Public Database|publisher=[[Czech Statistical Office]]|date=2021-03-27}}</ref>}}
==Transport==
Roztoky is located on the railway line [[Praha Masarykovo nádraží|Prague]]–[[Ústí nad Labem]] via [[Kralupy nad Vltavou]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Detail stanice Roztoky u Prahy|url=https://www.cd.cz/stanice/roztoky-u-prahy/5454466|publisher=[[České dráhy]]|language=cs|access-date=2023-11-02}}</ref>
==Sights==
[[File:Kostel sv klimenta od v.jpg|thumb|Church of Saint Clement]]
[[Levý Hradec]] is a locality in Roztoky with remains of a Slavic [[Gord (archaeology)|gord]] founded by the [[Přemyslid dynasty]]. In the 980s, Duke [[Bořivoj I, Duke of Bohemia|Bořivoj I]] had the first Christian church in [[Bohemia]] built here, dedicated to [[Pope Clement I|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.<ref>{{cite web |title=Slovanské přemyslovské hradiště Levý Hradec|url=https://www.kudyznudy.cz/aktivity/slovanske-premyslovske-hradiste-levy-hradec|publisher=CzechTourism|language=cs|access-date=2022-05-14}}</ref>
==Notable people==
*[[Zdenka Braunerová]] (1858–1934), painter and graphic designer
*[[Emil Utitz]] (1883–1956), philosopher and psychologist
*[[Jiří Srnec]] (1931–2021), theatre director and artist
*[[Lubomír Beneš]] (1935–1995), animator, director and author; lived and died here
*[[Martin Myšička]] (born 1970), actor; lives here
==Twin towns – sister cities==
{{See also|List of twin towns and sister cities in the Czech Republic}}
Roztoky is [[Sister city|twinned]] with:<ref>{{cite web |title=Partnerství|url=https://www.roztoky.cz/zivot-ve-meste/o-roztokach/partnerstvi/|publisher=Město Roztoky|language=cs|access-date=2024-10-06}}</ref>
*{{flagicon|POL}} [[Gmina Skawina|Skawina]], Poland
==References==
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==External links==
{{commons category|Roztoky (Prague-West District)|Roztoky}}
*{{official|https://www.roztoky.cz/}}
*[https://www.muzeum-roztoky.cz/ Central Bohemian Museum]
*[https://www.levyhradec.cz/ Levý Hradec website]
{{Prague-West District}}
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[[Category:Cities and towns in the Czech Republic]]
[[Category:Populated places in Prague-West District]]