Ledce (Mladá Boleslav District)

Ledce
Municipality
Chapel of Our Lady of Mount Carmel
Ledce Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°21′22″N 15°4′56″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Central Bohemian
District	Mladá Boleslav
First mentioned	1249
Area
• Total	8.66 km^2 (3.34 sq mi)
Elevation	260 m (850 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	414
• Density	48/km^2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	294 47
Website	obecledce.cz

Ledce 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 old Czech word ledce originated as a diminutive of the word lado, which denoted unploughed land.[2]

Geography

Ledce is located about 13 kilometres (8 mi) southeast of Mladá Boleslav and 48 km (30 mi) northeast of Prague. It lies mostly in the Jizera Table, but it also extends into the Jičín Uplands in the north. The highest point is at 294 m (965 ft) above sea level. The Vlkava River flows through the municipality. The municipal territory is rich in small fishponds.

History

The first written mention of Ledce is from 1249. Until the Thirty Years' War, it was a large village with a fortress, but during the war, the fortress was destroyed and more than half of the population died.[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 391 —     1880 366 −6.4% 1890 360 −1.6% 1900 366 +1.7% 1910 399 +9.0%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 390 −2.3% 1930 398 +2.1% 1950 303 −23.9% 1961 314 +3.6% 1970 286 −8.9%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 309 +8.0% 1991 336 +8.7% 2001 302 −10.1% 2011 346 +14.6% 2021 386 +11.6%
Source: Censuses[4][5]

Transport

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

Sights

There are no protected cultural monuments in the municipality.[6] A landmark in the centre of Ledce is the Chapel of Our Lady of Mount Carmel.

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). pp. 495–496.
3. "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Ledce. Retrieved 2024-06-05.
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 Ledce". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-08-21.

External links

• Official website