Zlonice is a market town in Kladno District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,300 inhabitants.
Zlonice consists of five municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):
The name is derived from the personal name Zloà Âa, meaning "the village of Zloà Âa's people". The personal name itself was derived from the Czech word zlý, i.e. 'evil'.
Zlonice is located about north of Kladno and northwest of Prague. It lies in a flat agricultural landscape of the Lower Ohà Âe Table.
The first written mention of Zlonice is from 1318. It was a settlement on a trade route. The first written mention of the fortress in Zlonice is from 1576. In the 17th century, the fortress was rebuilt into a Renaissance castle.
The village of Vyà ¡ÃÂnek is first mentioned in 1263, Bà Âeà ¡à ¥any in 1282, TmÃ¡à  in 1382, and Lisovice at the beginning of the 14th century.
Zlonice is located on the railway line LounyâÂÂKralupy nad Vltavou.
The Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary is the landmark of the town square. There was originally a Gothic church, but it was replaced by the current Baroque church, which was built in 1727âÂÂ1744 according to the design by Frantià ¡ek Maxmilián Kaà Âka.
Zlonice Castle is originally a Renaissance castle, which was completely rebuilt in the mid-19th century. It has a Neoclassical façade. Today it houses apartments and offices.
The former Baroque hospital building houses the Memorial of AntonÃÂn Dvoà Âák, who lived in Zlonice in 1853âÂÂ1856. It is a museum that focuses on the life of Dvoà Âák, on the market town's musical tradition and on regional history.
In Lisovice is a small railway museum.