Kouty (Nymburk District)

Kouty
Municipality
Main street
Flag Coat of arms
Kouty Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°11′35″N 15°8′56″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Central Bohemian
District	Nymburk
First mentioned	1345
Area
• Total	5.59 km^2 (2.16 sq mi)
Elevation	190 m (620 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	330
• Density	59/km^2 (150/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	290 01
Website	obec-kouty.kubrdom.cz

Kouty is a municipality and village in Nymburk District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants.

Etymology

The word kout (plural kouty) means 'corner'. Places were often so named after the bend of a watercourse or after the narrow end of a meadow and gradually changed from singular to plural.[2]

Geography

Kouty is located about 7 kilometres (4 mi) east of Nymburk and 45 km (28 mi) east of Prague. It lies in a flat agricultural landscape in the Central Elbe Table. The Blatnice Stream flows through the municipality.

History

The first written mention of Kouty is from 1345.[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 315 —     1880 357 +13.3% 1890 436 +22.1% 1900 469 +7.6% 1910 449 −4.3%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 433 −3.6% 1930 482 +11.3% 1950 394 −18.3% 1961 376 −4.6% 1970 314 −16.5%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 303 −3.5% 1991 270 −10.9% 2001 235 −13.0% 2011 286 +21.7% 2021 336 +17.5%
Source: Censuses[4][5]

Transport

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

Sights

Belfry and the protected gate

Kouty is poor in monuments. The only protected cultural monuments are a Neoclassical homestead and a late Baroque gate to a homestead, both dating from the mid-19th century.[6]

References

1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
2. Profous, Antonín (1949). Místní jména v Čechách II: CH–L (in Czech). p. 343.
3. "O naší obci" (in Czech). Obec Kouty. Retrieved 2024-06-24.
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. "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Kouty". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-06-24.

External links

• Official website