Mukařov (Mladá Boleslav District)

Mukařov
Municipality
Church of Saint Lawrence
Flag Coat of arms
Mukařov Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°34′9″N 14°55′33″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Central Bohemian
District	Mladá Boleslav
First mentioned	1352
Area
• Total	11.02 km^2 (4.25 sq mi)
Elevation	307 m (1,007 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	211
• Density	19/km^2 (50/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	295 01
Website	obecmukarov.cz

Mukařov is a municipality and village in Mladá Boleslav District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The villages of Borovice and Vicmanov are administrative parts of Mukařov.

Geography

Mukařov is located about 16 kilometres (10 mi) north of Mladá Boleslav and 60 km (37 mi) northeast of Prague. It lies on the border between the Jizera Table and Jičín Uplands. The highest point is the hill Orlí at 381 m (1,250 ft) above sea level. The Zábrdka Stream flows through the municipality.

History

The first written mention of Mukařov is from 1352. Mukařov, Borovice and Vicmanov were all founded during the colonization by Cistercian monks from the monastery in nearby Klášter Hradiště nad Jizerou.[2]

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 742 —     1880 704 −5.1% 1890 666 −5.4% 1900 630 −5.4% 1910 651 +3.3%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 598 −8.1% 1930 580 −3.0% 1950 376 −35.2% 1961 364 −3.2% 1970 295 −19.0%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 230 −22.0% 1991 174 −24.3% 2001 171 −1.7% 2011 175 +2.3% 2021 200 +14.3%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

Transport

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

Sights

The main landmark is the Church of Saint Lawrence. It is a cemetery church of medieval origin. It was rebuilt in the Neoclassical style in the 18th and 19th centuries.[5]

References

1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
2. "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Mukařov. Retrieved 2023-01-04.
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. "Kostel sv. Vavřince" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-01-04.

External links

• Official website