Bohušovice nad Ohří

Bohušovice nad Ohří
Town
Primary school on the Husovo Square
Flag Coat of arms
Bohušovice nad Ohří Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°29′37″N 14°09′02″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Ústí nad Labem
District	Litoměřice
First mentioned	993
Government
• Mayor	Kamila Čvančarová
Area
• Total	8.62 km^2 (3.33 sq mi)
Elevation	150 m (490 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	2,442
• Density	280/km^2 (730/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	411 56
Website	www.bohusovice.cz

Bohušovice nad Ohří (German: Bauschowitz an der Eger) is a town in Litoměřice District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,400 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The village of Hrdly is an administrative part of Bohušovice nad Ohří.

Etymology

The initial name of the settlement was Búšovice. The name was derived from the personal name Búš, meaning "the village of Búš's people". Because Búš was a shortened form of the name Bohuš, the name of the settlement was distorted to its present form in the 14th century.[2]

Geography

Bohušovice nad Ohří is located about 5 kilometres (3 mi) south of Litoměřice and 20 km (12 mi) southeast of Ústí nad Labem. It lies in a flat agricultural landscape of the Lower Ohře Table. The town proper lies on the left bank of the Ohře River.

History

The first written mention of Bohušovice nad Ohří is from 993, when Duke Boleslaus II donated the village to the Břevnov Monastery. The village often changed hands. In 1384, the monastery in Doksany had built the Church of St. Procopius. From 1436 to 1460, Bohušovice was owned by the town of Litoměřice, then it was acquired by Vilému of Kounice, who sold it to the Kaplíř of Sulejovice family. But after the court process, the village returned to the property of the Doksany Monastery.[3]

During the Thirty Years' War, Bohušovice was repeatedly looted and damaged by Saxons and Swedes. After the partial restoration of the village, it was once again plundered, this time by the Prussians in the Seven Years' War.[3]

The economic development of the village started with the construction of the railway from Prague to Dresden, which was put into operation in 1850. In 1920, Bohušovice was promoted to a town. After it ceased to be a town during World War II, the status of the town was restored in 1998.[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 966 —     1880 1,520 +57.3% 1890 1,799 +18.4% 1900 1,908 +6.1% 1910 2,173 +13.9%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 2,143 −1.4% 1930 2,083 −2.8% 1950 1,619 −22.3% 1961 1,739 +7.4% 1970 1,651 −5.1%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 2,149 +30.2% 1991 2,468 +14.8% 2001 2,535 +2.7% 2011 2,481 −2.1% 2021 2,415 −2.7%
Source: Censuses[4][5]

Transport

Train station

Bohušovice nad Ohří is located on the railway line Prague–Děčín.[6]

Sights

The main landmark of the town is the Church of Saints Procopius and Nicholas. It is a Baroque church of high artistic level from 1716 with an originally Gothic tower.[7]

Other sights are the Chapel of Saint Anne, built in the Empire style in the first half of the 19th century, and a stone Empire bridge over the Ohře from 1848.[3]

Gallery

• 
  Masarykova Street
• 
  Tylova Street
• 
  Church of Saints Procopius and Nicholas
• 
  Town hall
• 
  Monument to Jan Hus

References

1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
2. Profous, Antonín (1947). Místní jména v Čechách I: A–H (in Czech). p. 118.
3. "Historie města Bohušovice n.O." (in Czech). Město Bohušovice nad Ohří. Retrieved 2022-09-14.
4. "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
5. "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
6. "Detail stanice Bohušovice n.Ohří" (in Czech). České dráhy. Retrieved 2024-04-24.
7. "Kostel sv. Prokopa a Mikuláše" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2022-09-14.

External links

• Official website