the public. Starting in 2007, the public will be allowed access to the reconstructed church tower. There is a large and elaborate ossuary inside the church. Anthropologist Jindřich Matiegka conducted research here between 1915 and 1919, during which he arranged the remains of 10–15,000 people. Behind the church there is a building of the old school, formerly the seat of the Mělník's chapter. It used to be a part of the town's fortifications. Remains of the fortifications are still preserved, including a 20m high water tower from the 16th century. The most preserved part is the Prague Gate from the 1530s. Near the castle there is Villa Carola, where the town library is located, which is a part of the Culture centre of Mělník. Notable people Ludmila of Bohemia (c. 860–921), martyr and saint Emma of Mělník (bef. 950–1005/06), wife of Boleslaus II; died here John Henry (1322–1375), Count of Tyrol and Margrave of Moravia Barbara of Cilli (1392–1451), queen; lived and died here Viktor Dyk (1877–1931), poet and writer Bohumil Rameš (1895–1974), cyclist Pavel Zářecký (born 1940), politician and lawyer Kateřina Jacques (born 1971), politician Pavel Verbíř (born 1972), footballer Rudolf Kraj (born 1977), boxer Jitka Čvančarová (born 1978), actress Václav Drobný (1980–2012), footballer Jiří Prskavec (born 1993), canoeist Twin towns – sister cities Mělník is twinned with: Lučenec, Slovakia Oranienburg, Germany Przeworsk, Poland Sandanski, Bulgaria (the municipality also includes Melnik) Wetzikon, Switzerland Gallery References External links Melnik2000.cz Culture in Melnik Cities and towns in the Czech Republic Populated places in Mělník District Populated riverside places in the Czech Republic Populated places on the Elbe