Bílá Hlína

Bílá Hlína
Municipality
Fields in front of Bílá Hlína
Bílá Hlína Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°31′57″N 14°55′31″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Central Bohemian
District	Mladá Boleslav
Founded	1712
Area
• Total	8.57 km^2 (3.31 sq mi)
Elevation	278 m (912 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	115
• Density	13/km^2 (35/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	295 01
Website	www.bilahlina.cz

Bílá Hlína is a municipality and village in Mladá Boleslav District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 100 inhabitants.

Etymology

The name means "white clay" and is derived from the white clay soil where the village was founded.[2]

Geography

Bílá Hlína is located about 12 kilometres (7 mi) west of Mladá Boleslav and 55 km (34 mi) northeast of Prague. It lies in the Jizera Table. Most of the municipal territory is formed by the Klokočka deer park.

History

Bílá Hlína was founded in 1712 and belongs to the youngest villages in the region.[2]

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 250 —     1880 249 −0.4% 1890 258 +3.6% 1900 244 −5.4% 1910 204 −16.4%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 218 +6.9% 1930 221 +1.4% 1950 150 −32.1% 1961 144 −4.0% 1970 149 +3.5%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 137 −8.1% 1991 100 −27.0% 2001 99 −1.0% 2011 103 +4.0% 2021 120 +16.5%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

Transport

There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.

Sights

There are no protected cultural monuments in the municipality.[5]

References

1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
2. "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Bílá Hlína. Retrieved 2022-05-02.
3. "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
4. "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
5. "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Bílá Hlína". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-07-23.

External links

• Official website