Korkyně is a municipality and village in Příbram District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants.
Korkyně | |
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 View from the south | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Korkyně Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 49°46′50″N 14°21′5″E / 49.78056°N 14.35139°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Central Bohemian |
| District | Příbram |
| First mentioned | 1316 |
| Area | |
• Total | 5.98 km2 (2.31 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 350 m (1,150 ft) |
| Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 161 |
| • Density | 27/km2 (70/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 262 03, 262 06 |
| Website | www |
Administrative parts
editThe village of Křížov is an administrative part of Korkyně.
Etymology
editThe name is derived from the surname Kůrka.[2]
Geography
editKorkyně is located about 27 kilometres (17 mi) northeast of Příbram and 28 km (17 mi) south of Prague. It lies in the Benešov Uplands. The highest point is the Okrouhlík hill at 451 m (1,480 ft) above sea level.
History
editThe first written mention of Korkyně is from 1316, when the village was the centre of a small estate.[3]
Demographics
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Transport
editThere are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
Sights
editThere are no protected cultural monuments in the municipality.[6] The main landmark of the centre of Korkyně is a chapel.
References
edit- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- ^ Profous, Antonín (1949). Místní jména v Čechách II: CH–L (in Czech). p. 310.
- ^ "O Nás" (in Czech). Obec Korkyně. Retrieved 2024-08-15.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Korkyně". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-08-14.
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