Kovanice
Kovanice | |
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| Coordinates: 50°10′10″N 15°4′15″E / 50.16944°N 15.07083°E | |
| Country | File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic |
| Region | Central Bohemian |
| District | Nymburk |
| First mentioned | 1266 |
| Area | |
• Total | 8.07 km2 (3.12 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 183 m (600 ft) |
| Population (2026-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 974 |
| • Density | 121/km2 (313/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 288 02 |
| Website | www |
Kovanice is a municipality and village in Nymburk District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,000 inhabitants.
Administrative division
Kovanice consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):[2]
- Kovanice (571)
- Chvalovice (325)
Etymology
The name is derived from the personal name Kovan, meaning "the village of Kovan's people".[3]
Geography
Kovanice is located about 3 kilometres (2 mi) southeast of Nymburk and 39 km (24 mi) east of Prague. It lies in a flat agricultural landscape in the Central Elbe Table. The municipality is situated on the left bank of the Elbe River.
History
The first written mention of Kovanice is from 1266. The owners of the village often changed and included various less important noblemen.[4]
Chvalovice was first mentioned in 1390. In 1443, when the village was part of the Poděbrady estate, the village was fiefed to a noble family, which began to be called Chvalovský of Ledce. From 1492, they owned Chvalovice. From 1548 until 1582, when the last male member of the Chvalovský family died, they also ruled Kovanice. In 1582, Chvalovice was again annexed to the Poděbrady estate.[4]
Demographics
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Transport
The I/38 road (the section from Nymburk to Kutná Hora) runs through the eastern part of the municipality.
Sights
The main landmark of Kovanice is the Church of Saint Wenceslaus. Originally a Gothic church from the 14th century, it was rebuilt in the Baroque style in the 18th century. In 1897, it was rebuilt to its present form.[7]
A notable building is the former Renaissance fortress, rebuilt into a small Baroque manor house. Today it is privately owned and inacessible.[8]
Southwest of Kovanice is a Jewish cemetery with tombstones from the first half of the 19th century.[9]
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.
- ↑ Profous, Antonín (1949). Místní jména v Čechách II: CH–L (in čeština). p. 344.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Historie obce Kovanice" (in čeština). Obec Kovanice. Retrieved 2025-03-27.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Kostel sv. Václava" (in čeština). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2025-03-27.
- ↑ "Zámek" (in čeština). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2025-03-27.
- ↑ "Židovský hřbitov" (in čeština). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2025-03-27.
