Měchenice
Měchenice is a municipality and village in Prague-West District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 900 inhabitants.
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Měchenice is a municipality and village in Prague-West District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 900 inhabitants.
==Etymology== The name was initially written as Měchynice and was derived from the personal name Měchyně. The word mechyně, from which the personal name was derived, denoted 'harlot' in the Middle Ages.
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