Čachovice is a municipality and village in Mladá Boleslav District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 900 inhabitants.
Čachovice | |
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  Čachovice Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 50°16′32″N 14°56′46″E / 50.27556°N 14.94611°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Central Bohemian |
| District | Mladá Boleslav |
| First mentioned | 1088 |
| Area | |
• Total | 9.90 km2 (3.82 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 207 m (679 ft) |
| Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 879 |
| • Density | 89/km2 (230/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 294 43 |
| Website | www |
Administrative parts
editThe village of Struhy is an administrative part of Čachovice.
Etymology
editThe village was named after a lord named Čach, who had a fortress here.[2]
Geography
editČachovice is located about 16 kilometres (10 mi) south of Mladá Boleslav and 34 km (21 mi) northeast of Prague. It lies in a flat agricultural land of the Jizera Table. The municipality is situated on the right bank of the Vlkava River.
History
editThe first written mention of Čachovice is from 1088, when it was donated to the Vyšehrad Chapter. From the early 15th century, for several generations, it was property of the Chlumský family. Around 1600, it was shortly owned by the royal chamber, then it often changed owners. From 1789 until the establishment of an independent municipality in 1850, Čachovice and Struhy was part of the Loučeň estate. Among its owners were the Thurn und Taxis family and during their rule Čachovice significantly developed. Struhy used to be more populated village than Čachovice until 1870, when a sugar factory was founded there, which meant building development and an influx of residents.[2]
Demographics
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Transport
editČachovice is located on the railway line Mladá Boleslav–Nymburk.[5]
Sights
editThe main landmark is the Church of Saints Peter and Paul in Struhy. It is an early Baroque church from the 17th century.[6]
Notable people
edit- František Čáp (1913–1972), film director
References
edit- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- ^ a b "Plán rozvoje obce" (PDF) (in Czech). Obec Čachovice. pp. 2–3. Retrieved 2023-03-14.
- ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
- ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
- ^ "Detail stanice Čachovice" (in Czech). České dráhy. Retrieved 2024-01-31.
- ^ "Kostel sv. Petra a Pavla" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-03-14.
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