Bítouchov
Bítouchov | |
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| Coordinates: 50°28′33″N 14°53′22″E / 50.47583°N 14.88944°E | |
| Country | File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic |
| Region | Central Bohemian |
| District | Mladá Boleslav |
| First mentioned | 1388 |
| Area | |
• Total | 7.10 km2 (2.74 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 281 m (922 ft) |
| Population (2026-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 441 |
| • Density | 62.1/km2 (161/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 division
Bítouchov consists of three municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):[2]
- Bítouchov (305)
- Dalešice (58)
- Dolánky (68)
Geography
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
The first written mention of Bítouchov is from 1388. However, a mention of "Bítúch's court" allegedly appeared as early as the 12th century.[3] The village was part of the Zvířetice estate.[4]
Demographics
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Transport
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
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.[7]
Notable people
- Voitre Marek (1919–1999), Czech-Australian artist
References
- ↑ "Population in municipalities as at 1. 1". DataStat. Czech Statistical Office. 2026-05-18.
- ↑ "Public Census 2021 – basic data". Public Database (in čeština). Czech Statistical Office. 2022.
- ↑ "Bítouchov". cestujemepocr.cz (in čeština). Aspida. Retrieved 2023-03-16.
- ↑ "Historie obce" (in čeština). Obec Bítouchov. Retrieved 2023-03-16.
- ↑ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in čeština). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
- ↑ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
- ↑ "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Bítouchov" (in čeština). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-01-30.
