Mukařov (Mladá Boleslav District)

Mukařov
Mukařov
Municipality
	Church of Saint Lawrence
	Mukařov Location in the Czech Republic
	Coordinates: 50°34′9″N 14°55′33″E / 50.56917°N 14.92583°E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Central Bohemian
District	Mladá Boleslav
First mentioned	1352
Area
• Total	11.02 km2 (4.25 sq mi)
Elevation	307 m (1,007 ft)
Population (2023-01-01)
• Total	211
• Density	19/km2 (50/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	295 01
Website	obecmukarov.cz

Mukařov is a municipality and village in Mladá Boleslav District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants.

Administrative parts[edit]

The villages of Borovice and Vicmanov are administrative parts of Mukařov.

Geography[edit]

Mukařov is located about 16 kilometres (10 mi) north of Mladá Boleslav and 60 km (37 mi) northeast of Prague. It lies on the border between the Jizera Table and Jičín Uplands. The highest point is the hill Orlí at 381 m (1,250 ft) above sea level. The Zábrdka Stream flows through the municipality.

History[edit]

The first written mention of Mukařov is from 1352. Mukařov, Borovice and Vicmanov were all founded during the colonization by Cistercian monks from the monastery in nearby Klášter Hradiště nad Jizerou.^[2]

Demographics[edit]

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	742	—
1880	704	−5.1%
1890	666	−5.4%
1900	630	−5.4%
1910	651	+3.3%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	598	−8.1%
1930	580	−3.0%
1950	376	−35.2%
1961	364	−3.2%
1970	295	−19.0%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	230	−22.0%
1991	174	−24.3%
2001	171	−1.7%
2011	175	+2.3%
2021	200	+14.3%

Source: Censuses^[3]^[4]

Transport[edit]

There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.

Sights[edit]

The Church of Saint Lawrence is a cemetery church of medieval origin. It was rebuilt in the Neoclassical style in the 18th and 19th centuries.^[5]

References[edit]

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
^ "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Mukařov. Retrieved 2023-01-04.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Mladá Boleslav" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 13–14.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
^ "Kostel sv. Vavřince" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-01-04.

External links[edit]

Official website

[1] "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.

[2] "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Mukařov. Retrieved 2023-01-04.

[3] "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Mladá Boleslav" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 13–14.

[4] "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.

[5] "Kostel sv. Vavřince" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-01-04.

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