Chocnějovice

Chocnějovice
Municipality
Crossroads in the centre of Chocnějovice
Flag Coat of arms
Chocnějovice Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°34′37″N 14°58′17″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Central Bohemian
District	Mladá Boleslav
First mentioned	1322
Area
• Total	13.34 km^2 (5.15 sq mi)
Elevation	290 m (950 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	428
• Density	32/km^2 (83/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	294 13
Website	www.obecchocnejovice.eud.cz

Chocnějovice is a municipality and village in Mladá Boleslav District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The villages and hamlets of Buda, Buřínsko 1.díl, Buřínsko 2.díl, Drahotice, Ouč, Rostkov and Sovenice are administrative parts of Chocnějovice.

Geography

Chocnějovice is located about 17 kilometres (11 mi) north of Mladá Boleslav and 19 km (12 mi) south of Liberec. It lies in the Jičín Uplands. The highest point is the hill Nadskalí at 390 m (1,280 ft) above sea level. The Mohelka River flows through the municipality. the Jizera River briefly flows along the southern municipal border.

History

The first written mention of Chocnějovice is from 1322. From 1695 until the establishment of an independent municipality in 1850, the area was part of the Mnichovo Hradiště estate, owned by the Waldstein family.[2]

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 1,099 —     1880 1,152 +4.8% 1890 1,043 −9.5% 1900 1,143 +9.6% 1910 1,119 −2.1%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 974 −13.0% 1930 948 −2.7% 1950 666 −29.7% 1961 663 −0.5% 1970 547 −17.5%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 479 −12.4% 1991 417 −12.9% 2001 386 −7.4% 2011 383 −0.8% 2021 436 +13.8%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

Transport

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

Sights

Church of Saint Gall

The main landmark of Chocnějovice is the Church of Saint Gall. It is a cemetery church, built in the Romanesque style in the 13th century. It s current form is a result of the modifications from the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries.[5]

Notable people

• Miloslav Rechcigl Sr. (1904–1973), politician

References

1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
2. "Z historie obce" (PDF) (in Czech). Obec Chocnějovice. Retrieved 2023-03-26.
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. "Kostel sv. Havla" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-03-26.

External links

• Official website