Vinec (Mladá Boleslav District)

Vinec
Municipality
View from the church
Flag Coat of arms
Vinec Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°23′41″N 14°52′12″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Central Bohemian
District	Mladá Boleslav
First mentioned	1352
Area
• Total	4.42 km^2 (1.71 sq mi)
Elevation	250 m (820 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	276
• Density	62/km^2 (160/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	293 01
Website	www.vinec.e-obec.cz

Vinec is a municipality and village in Mladá Boleslav District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants.

Etymology

The name is derived from either vinice ('vineyard') or the adjective vinný (related to grapevine).[2]

Geography

Vinec is located about 3 kilometres (2 mi) southwest of Mladá Boleslav and 40 km (25 mi) northeast of Prague. It lies in an agricultural landscape in the Jizera Table. The highest point is at 290 m (950 ft) above sea level. The municipality is situated on the right bank of the Jizera River.

History

The first written mention of Vinec is from 1352, but the site was probably inhabited as early as 1165, as this date is found on the local church. In the 14th century, the village was owned by Markvart of Zvířetice, then it was sold to lords of Michalovice. The Vančura of Řehnice family acquired Vinec in the 15th century. In the first half of the 17th century, the Waldstein family bought the village and joined it to the Dobrovice estate.[3][4]

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 343 —     1880 362 +5.5% 1890 371 +2.5% 1900 426 +14.8% 1910 449 +5.4%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 480 +6.9% 1930 538 +12.1% 1950 401 −25.5% 1961 402 +0.2% 1970 366 −9.0%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 246 −32.8% 1991 198 −19.5% 2001 229 +15.7% 2011 288 +25.8% 2021 266 −7.6%
Source: Censuses[5][6]

Transport

The railway line Prague–Mladá Boleslav runs through the municipality, but there is no train station.

Sights

Church of Saint Nicholas

The Church of Saint Nicholas is one of the most important historic buildings in the region, protected as a national cultural monument. This Romanesque church was probably built in 1240, but its core dates from the 12th century. Several reconstructions and modifications were made, but in 1886 the church was cleaned of these reconstructions and its purely Romanesque character was restored.[7]

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). pp. 549–550.
3. "Vinec" (in Czech). InfoČesko. Retrieved 2023-01-17.
4. "Vinec" (in Czech). Obec Krnsko. Retrieved 2023-01-17.
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. "Kostel sv. Mikuláše" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-01-17.

External links

• Official website