Tuřice

Tuřice
Tuřice
Municipality
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	Coordinates: 50°14′56″N 14°46′9″E / 50.24889°N 14.76917°E
Country	File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic
Region	Central Bohemian
District	Mladá Boleslav
First mentioned	1194
Area
• Total	4.83 km2 (1.86 sq mi)
Elevation	190 m (620 ft)
Population (2026-01-01)
• Total	516
• Density	107/km2 (277/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	294 74
Website	www.obec-turice.cz

Tuřice is a municipality and village in Mladá Boleslav District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants.

Administrative division

Tuřice consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):^[2]

Tuřice (376)
Sobětuchy (76)

Etymology

The name is derived from the Czech adjective tuří (from tur, meaning Bos).^[3]

Geography

Tuřice is located about 22 kilometres (14 mi) northeast of Prague. It lies in a flat landscape in the Jizera Table. The municipality is situated on the right bank of the Jizera River, which forms the eastern municipal border.

History

The first written mention of Tuřice is from 1194. Sobětuchy was first mentioned in 1488. From the 14th century until establishment of a sovereign municipality in 1850, the area was part of the Brandýs estate and shared its owners and destiny.^[4]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	417	—
1880	398	−4.6%
1890	389	−2.3%
1900	357	−8.2%
1910	365	+2.2%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	378	+3.6%
1930	357	−5.6%
1950	299	−16.2%
1961	311	+4.0%
1970	280	−10.0%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	236	−15.7%
1991	220	−6.8%
2001	242	+10.0%
2011	288	+19.0%
2021	452	+56.9%

Source: Censuses^[5]^[6]

Transport

The D10 motorway from Prague to Turnov runs through the municipality.

Sights

There are no protected cultural monuments in the municipality.^[7]

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 (1957). Místní jména v Čechách IV: S–Ž (in čeština). pp. 399–400.
↑ "Historie" (in čeština). Obec Tuřice. Retrieved 2023-02-08.
↑ "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: okres Mladá Boleslav". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in čeština). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-08-27.

External links

Official website

[1] "Population in municipalities as at 1. 1". DataStat. Czech Statistical Office. 2026-05-18.

[2] "Public Census 2021 – basic data". Public Database (in čeština). Czech Statistical Office. 2022.

[3] Profous, Antonín (1957). Místní jména v Čechách IV: S–Ž (in čeština). pp. 399–400.

[4] "Historie" (in čeština). Obec Tuřice. Retrieved 2023-02-08.

[5] "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in čeština). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.

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

[7] "Výsledky vyhledávání: okres Mladá Boleslav". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in čeština). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-08-27.

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