Bítouchov
Bítouchov | |
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Centre of Bítouchov | |
Coordinates: 50°28′33″N 14°53′22″E / 50.47583°N 14.88944°E | |
Country | |
Region | Central Bohemian |
District | Mladá Boleslav |
First mentioned | 1388 |
Area | |
• Total | 7.10 km2 (2.74 sq mi) |
Elevation | 281 m (922 ft) |
Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 418 |
• Density | 59/km2 (150/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 294 01 |
Website | www |
Bítouchov is a municipality and village in Mladá Boleslav District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants.
Administrative parts
[edit]The villages of Dalešice and Dolánky are administrative parts of Bítouchov.
Geography
[edit]Bítouchov is located about 5 kilometres (3 mi) north of Mladá Boleslav and 48 km (30 mi) northeast of Prague. It lies in the Jizera Table.
History
[edit]The first written mention of Bítouchov is from 1388. However, a mention of "Bítúch's court" allegedly appeared as early as the 12th century.[2] The village was part of the Zvířetice estate.[3]
Demographics
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Transport
[edit]The railway line Mladá Boleslav–Rumburk runs through the southern part of the municipality and along the northern municipal border, but there is no train station.
Sights
[edit]The only cultural monument in Bítouchov is the Chapel of the Virgin Mary, located in the centre of the village. It was built in the Empire style in 1830.[6]
Notable people
[edit]- Voitre Marek (1919–1999), Czech-Australian artist
References
[edit]- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- ^ "Bítouchov". cestujemepocr.cz (in Czech). Aspida. Retrieved 2023-03-16.
- ^ "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Bítouchov. Retrieved 2023-03-16.
- ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Mladá Boleslav" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 3–4.
- ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
- ^ "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Bítouchov" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-01-30.
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