Sojovice

Sojovice
Municipality
Belfry in the centre of Sojovice
Flag Coat of arms
Sojovice Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°13′20″N 14°45′43″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Central Bohemian
District	Mladá Boleslav
First mentioned	1360
Area
• Total	7.55 km^2 (2.92 sq mi)
Elevation	180 m (590 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	585
• Density	77/km^2 (200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	294 75
Website	www.sojovice.cz

Sojovice is a municipality and village in Mladá Boleslav District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants.

Etymology

The initial name of the village was Sovojovice. It was derived from the personal name Sovoja, meaning "the village of Sovoja's people". The name was then distorted into its current form.[2]

Geography

Sojovice is located about 24 kilometres (15 mi) southwest of Mladá Boleslav and 21 km (13 mi) northeast of Prague. It lies in a flat landscape in the Central Elbe Table. The municipality is situated on the left bank of the Jizera River.

History

The first written mention of Sojovice is from 1360. From 1986 to 1999, it was merged with Skorkov. Since 2000, it has been a separate municipality.[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 359 —     1880 426 +18.7% 1890 403 −5.4% 1900 399 −1.0% 1910 524 +31.3%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 532 +1.5% 1930 560 +5.3% 1950 505 −9.8% 1961 495 −2.0% 1970 444 −10.3%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 384 −13.5% 1991 382 −0.5% 2001 417 +9.2% 2011 537 +28.8% 2021 572 +6.5%
Source: Censuses[4][5]

Transport

The railway line Ústí nad Labem–Lysá nad Labem runs through the southern part of the municipality, but there is no train station.

Sights

There are no protected cultural monuments in the municipality.[6]

References

1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
2. Profous, Antonín (1957). Místní jména v Čechách IV: S–Ž (in Czech). p. 131.
3. "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Sojovice. Retrieved 2022-01-31.
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 Sojovice". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-06-05.

External links

• Official website