Smečno
Sign in to saveSmečno () is a town in Kladno District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,000 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an urban monument zone.
Key facts
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- Smečno
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- Town
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- Kostel Nejsvětější Trojice, nám. T. G. Masaryka, Smečno, okres Kladno, Středočeský kraj 08.JPG
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- Church of the Holy Trinity
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- Smečno vlajka.jpg
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- Smečno_znak.png
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- Country
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- Region
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- Central Bohemian
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- District
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- Kladno
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- Czech Republic
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- 1
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- Location in the Czech Republic
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- Mayor
- Settlement.leader_name
- Tomáš Burda
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- First mentioned
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- 1252
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Smečno () is a town in Kladno District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,000 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an urban monument zone.
==Etymology== The name is derived from the Czech word smyk, i.e. 'skid'. There was probably a dreaded steep road where there was a risk of slipping.