Kluky (Mladá Boleslav District)

Kluky
Municipality
Municipal office
Flag Coat of arms
Kluky Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°26′25″N 14°43′31″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Central Bohemian
District	Mladá Boleslav
First mentioned	1264
Area
• Total	5.53 km^2 (2.14 sq mi)
Elevation	310 m (1,020 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	70
• Density	13/km^2 (33/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	294 26
Website	www.klukymb.eu

Kluky is a municipality and village in Mladá Boleslav District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 70 inhabitants. The village is well preserved and is protected by law as a village monument zone.

Geography

Kluky is located about 13 kilometres (8 mi) west of Mladá Boleslav and 40 km (25 mi) northeast of Prague. It lies in the Jizera Table.

History

The first written mention of Kluky is from 1264. The village was owned by less important aristocratic families. After the Battle of White Mountain, it was acquired by the Jesuits.[2]

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 288 —     1880 284 −1.4% 1890 280 −1.4% 1900 262 −6.4% 1910 250 −4.6%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 286 +14.4% 1930 212 −25.9% 1950 183 −13.7% 1961 130 −29.0% 1970 119 −8.5%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 91 −23.5% 1991 64 −29.7% 2001 57 −10.9% 2011 73 +28.1% 2021 67 −8.2%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

Transport

In Kluky is the train station called Trnová, located on the railway line Mělník–Mladějov, but in the off season it is only in operation on weekends.[5]

Sights

The almost entire built-up area is protected as a village monument zone. The village includes an extensive set of smaller cottages on narrow plots, among which timbered multi-storey houses from the end of the 18th century predominate.[6]

References

1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
2. "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Kluky. Retrieved 2022-05-03.
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. "Detail stanice Trnová" (in Czech). České dráhy. Retrieved 2024-02-07.
6. "O obci" (in Czech). Obec Kluky. Retrieved 2022-05-03.

External links

• Official website