Vlkava
Vlkava | |
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| Coordinates: 50°16′17″N 14°57′41″E / 50.27139°N 14.96139°E | |
| Country | File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic |
| Region | Central Bohemian |
| District | Mladá Boleslav |
| First mentioned | 1046 |
| Area | |
• Total | 7.74 km2 (2.99 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 205 m (673 ft) |
| Population (2026-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 493 |
| • Density | 63.7/km2 (165/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 294 43 |
| Website | www |
Vlkava 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
Vlkava consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):[2]
- Vlkava (418)
- Bor (11)
Etymology
The village probably got its name from the Vlkava watercourse.[3]
Geography
Vlkava is located about 16 kilometres (10 mi) south of Mladá Boleslav and 35 km (22 mi) northeast of Prague. It lies in the Jizera Table. The highest point is at 262 m (860 ft) above sea level. The Vlkava River flows through the municipality. The village is situated on the shore of the fishpond Vlkava.
History
The first written mention of Vlkava is from 1046. A medieval wooden fortress was first documented in 1415. After 1601, the fortress was replaced by a small castle. The most notable owners of Vlkava were the Harrach family. They owned the village from 1636 to 1789 and they had built here a new Baroque castle. However, this castle was burned down in 1873.[4]
Demographics
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Transport
The I/38 road (the section Mladá Boleslav–Nymburk) runs through the municipality.
Sights
The most valuable building is the Vlkava Castle. It is a small Baroque rural castle from the 17th century. The building is unused and falling into disrepair.[7]
Notable people
- Šimon Brixi (1693–1735), composer
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). p. 580.
- ↑ "Historie obce" (in čeština). Obec Vlkava. Retrieved 2023-03-03.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Zámek" (in čeština). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-03-03.
