Slaný

• Location: Czech Republic
• Variant names: Na Zlanem, Schlan

The original fortified settlement was on a hill overlooking the present town; it was called Na Zlanem 'On the Salty Hill' because it was near a salt spring. In the 12th century Benedictines built a monastery here around which a town arose and this was given the name Slaný 'Salty'.

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