Kutrovice

Kutrovice
Municipality
Main street in the southern part
Flag Coat of arms
Kutrovice Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°15′42″N 14°1′8″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Central Bohemian
District	Kladno
First mentioned	1366
Area
• Total	1.49 km^2 (0.58 sq mi)
Elevation	260 m (850 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	107
• Density	72/km^2 (190/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	273 75
Website	www.kutrovice.cz

Kutrovice (Czech pronunciation: [ˈkutrovɪtsɛ]) is a municipality and village in Kladno District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 100 inhabitants.

Etymology

The name is derived from the personal name Kutra, meaning "the village of Kutra's people".[2]

Geography

Kutrovice is located about 14 kilometres (9 mi) north of Kladno and 31 km (19 mi) northwest of Prague. It lies in an agricultural landscape of the Lower Ohře Table. The highest point is at 316 m (1,037 ft) above sea level. The stream Bakovský potok flows through the municipality.

History

The first written mention of Kutrovice is from 1366.[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 195 —     1880 212 +8.7% 1890 218 +2.8% 1900 224 +2.8% 1910 220 −1.8%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 244 +10.9% 1930 242 −0.8% 1950 163 −32.6% 1961 151 −7.4% 1970 127 −15.9%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 100 −21.3% 1991 83 −17.0% 2001 95 +14.5% 2011 106 +11.6% 2021 114 +7.5%
Source: Censuses[4][5]

Transport

The I/7 road from Prague to Chomutov, which replaces the unfinished section of the D7 motorway, runs through the municipality.

Sights

Baroque chapel

Kutrovice is poor in monuments. The only protected cultural monument is a small Baroque chapel from the first half of the 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. 455.
3. "Úvod" (in Czech). Obec Kutrovice. Retrieved 2022-05-19.
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 Kutrovice". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-07-04.

External links

• Official website