Josefův Důl (Mladá Boleslav District)

Josefův Důl
Municipality
Josefův Důl Castle
Josefův Důl Castle
Flag of Josefův Důl
Flag
Coat of arms of Josefův Důl
Coat of arms
Josefův Důl is located in Czech Republic
Josefův Důl
Josefův Důl
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°27′12″N 14°53′38″E / 50.45333°N 14.89389°E / 50.45333; 14.89389
Country Czech Republic
RegionCentral Bohemian
DistrictMladá Boleslav
Founded1764
Area
 • Total
0.66 km2 (0.25 sq mi)
Elevation
215 m (705 ft)
Population
 (2024-01-01)[1]
 • Total
430
 • Density650/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
293 07
Websitewww.obec-josefuvdul.cz

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

Etymology

The name means "Josef's valley". The village was named after its founder Josef Bolza.[2]

Geography

Josefův Důl is located about 3 kilometres (2 mi) north of Mladá Boleslav and 47 km (29 mi) northeast of Prague. With an area of 0.66 km2 (0.25 sq mi), it belongs to the smallest municipalities in the country.[3] It lies in the Jizera Table. The municipality is situated on the left bank of the Jizera River, in a meander, which forms the northern and western municipal border.

History

The area originally belonged to Kosmonosy, which was bought by Countess Marie Johana Bolza-Martinic in 1760. Josefův Důl was founded as a workers' colony in 1764, when a dyehouse was established here by Count Josef Bolza and its employees settled in its vicinity. The name Josefův Důl first appeared in 1790.[4][5]

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869254—    
1880374+47.2%
1890371−0.8%
1900372+0.3%
1910427+14.8%
YearPop.±%
1921317−25.8%
1930426+34.4%
1950406−4.7%
1961493+21.4%
1970512+3.9%
YearPop.±%
1980447−12.7%
1991381−14.8%
2001451+18.4%
2011430−4.7%
2021388−9.8%
Source: Censuses[6][7]

Transport

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

Sights

The most valuable building in Josefův Důl is the so-called Josefův Důl Castle. It is a Neo-Renaissance villa built after 1860 for the then owner of the local factory, Friedrich von Leitenberger.[5]

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. 495.
  3. ^ "Nejmenší obce České republiky – podle rozlohy" (in Czech). Skompasem.cz. 2019-01-14. Retrieved 2022-11-23.
  4. ^ "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Josefův Důl. Retrieved 2022-11-23.
  5. ^ a b "Zámek" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2022-11-23.
  6. ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
  7. ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
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