Krnsko is a municipality and village in Mladá Boleslav District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants.
Krnsko | |
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 Street in Krnsko | |
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  Krnsko Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 50°22′21″N 14°51′47″E / 50.37250°N 14.86306°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Central Bohemian |
| District | Mladá Boleslav |
| First mentioned | 1360 |
| Area | |
• Total | 5.62 km2 (2.17 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 230 m (750 ft) |
| Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 589 |
| • Density | 100/km2 (270/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 294 31 |
| Website | www |
Administrative parts
editThe village of Řehnice is an administrative part of Krnov.
Etymology
editThe suffix -sko indicates that the village was founded on the site of another village and took its name. Krnsko was founded on the site of the abandoned village of Krnín.[2]
Geography
editKrnsko is located about 5 kilometres (3 mi) southwest of Mladá Boleslav and 38 km (24 mi) northeast of Prague. It lies in the Jizera Table. The municipality is situated on the right bank of the Jizera River.
History
editThe first written mention of Krnsko is from 1360. Řehnice was first mentioned in 1319.[3]
Demographics
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Transport
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The I/16 road, which connects the D10 motorway with Mělník, briefly crosses the municipality.
Krnsko is located on the railway line Prague–Mladá Boleslav.[6]
Sights
editThe railway bridge in Krnsko, Stránovský viaduct, was built in 1924 and has been protected as a technical monument. The length of the bridge is 152 m (499 ft) and the maximum height above the lowest point of the bridge is up to 27 m (89 ft).[7]
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. 412.
- ^ "Stručné údaje" (in Czech). Obec Krnsko. Retrieved 2021-07-05.
- ^ "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 Krnsko" (in Czech). České dráhy. Retrieved 2024-02-09.
- ^ "Stránovský viadukt" (in Czech). Obec Krnsko. Retrieved 2021-07-05.
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