Předměřice nad Jizerou

Předměřice nad Jizerou
Municipality
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Předměřice nad Jizerou Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°15′20″N 14°46′53″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Central Bohemian
District	Mladá Boleslav
First mentioned	1352
Area
• Total	9.16 km^2 (3.54 sq mi)
Elevation	188 m (617 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	1,038
• Density	110/km^2 (290/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	294 74
Website	www.predmericenadjizerou.cz

Předměřice nad Jizerou is a municipality and village in Mladá Boleslav District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,000 inhabitants.

Administrative division

Předměřice nad Jizerou consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):[2]

• Předměřice nad Jizerou (896)
• Kačov (40)

Etymology

The name Předměřice is derived from the personal name Předmír, meaning "the village of Předmír's people".[3]

Geography

Předměřice nad Jizerou is located about 20 kilometres (12 mi) southwest of Mladá Boleslav and 25 km (16 mi) northeast of Prague. It lies in the Jizera Table. The municipality is situated on the left bank of the Jizera River, which forms the northern and western municipal border.

History

The first written mention of Předměřice nad Jizerou is from 1352. For most of its history, it was part of the Brandýs estate.[4]

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 712 —     1880 786 +10.4% 1890 776 −1.3% 1900 846 +9.0% 1910 952 +12.5%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 895 −6.0% 1930 861 −3.8% 1950 666 −22.6% 1961 727 +9.2% 1970 706 −2.9%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 646 −8.5% 1991 628 −2.8% 2001 597 −4.9% 2011 685 +14.7% 2021 936 +36.6%
Source: Censuses[5][6]

Transport

The D10 motorway from Prague to Turnov passes through the municipality.

Sights

Burial in the Carpathians Memorial

A monument dedicated to the deceased in World War I, Burial in the Carpathians, is located in the village. It was made by Jan Štursa in 1921.[7]

References

1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
2. "Public Census 2021 – basic data". Public Database (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2022.
3. Profous, Antonín (1951). Místní jména v Čechách III: M–Ř (in Czech). p. 463.
4. "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Předměřice nad Jizerou. Retrieved 2022-11-23.
5. "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
6. "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
7. "Pomník padlým z I. sv. války se sousoším "Pohřeb v Karpatech"" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2022-11-23.

External links

• Official website