Bukovno is a municipality and village in Mladá Boleslav District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 800 inhabitants.
Bukovno | |
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 Church of Saint John of Nepomuk | |
  Bukovno Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 50°26′49″N 14°50′26″E / 50.44694°N 14.84056°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Central Bohemian |
| District | Mladá Boleslav |
| First mentioned | 1380 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 15.04 km2 (5.81 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 318 m (1,043 ft) |
| Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 788 |
| • Density | 52/km2 (140/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 293 01, 294 25 |
| Website | www |
Administrative parts
editThe village of Líny is an administrative part of Bukovno.
Geography
editBukovno is located about 6 kilometres (4 mi) west of Mladá Boleslav and 44 km (27 mi) northeast of Prague. It lies in the Jizera Table.
History
editThe first written mention of Bukovno is from 1380. It was part of the Mladá Boleslav estate, owned by the Michalovice family until 1468. In 1584, Bukovno was bought by the Czernin family and annexed to the Kosmonosy estate. This lasted until 1734, when Bukovno was bought by Jan Gemmrich of Neuberk.[2]
Demographics
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Transport
editBukovno is located on the railway line Mělník–Mladějov, but in the off season it is only in operation on weekends.[5]
Sights
editThe main landmark of Bukovno is the Church of Saint John of Nepomuk. It was built in the Baroque style in 1769.[2][6]
References
edit- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- ^ a b "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Bukovno. Retrieved 2023-03-14.
- ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Mladá Boleslav" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 3–4.
- ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
- ^ "Detail stanice Bukovno" (in Czech). České dráhy. Retrieved 2024-01-31.
- ^ "Kostel sv. Jana Nepomuckého" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-03-14.
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