Miskovice is a municipality and village in Kutná Hora District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,200 inhabitants.
Miskovice | |
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  Miskovice Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 49°56′46″N 15°12′17″E / 49.94611°N 15.20472°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Central Bohemian |
| District | Kutná Hora |
| First mentioned | 1131 |
| Area | |
• Total | 19.21 km2 (7.42 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 363 m (1,191 ft) |
| Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 1,153 |
| • Density | 60/km2 (160/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 284 01, 285 01 |
| Website | www |
Administrative parts
editThe villages of Bylany, Hořany, Mezholezy and Přítoky are administrative parts of Miskovice.
Etymology
editThe initial name of the village was Myslkovice. The name was derived from the personal name Myslek, meaning "the village of Myslek's people". In the 15th century, the name was distorted to Miskovice.[2]
Geography
editMiskovice is located about 4 kilometres (2 mi) west of Kutná Hora and 48 km (30 mi) east of Prague. It lies in an agricultural landscape in the Upper Sázava Hills. The highest point is at 469 m (1,539 ft) above sea level. The Vrchlice Stream flows along the southern municipal border. Part of the Vrchlice Reservoir, built on the Vrchlice, is located within the territory of Miskovice.
History
editThe first written mention of Miskovice is from 1131.[3]
Demographics
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Transport
editThe I/2 road from Prague to Kutná Hora and Pardubice passes through the municipality.
Sights
editA notable building is the former Renaissance fortress in Přítoky. It dates from the end of the 16th century. Later it was rebuilt into a homestead, but many Renaissance elements have been preserved.[6]
Archaeology
editIn 2003, the first Czech fossil bones of a non-avian dinosaur were found in an abandoned quarry in the municipality. These belong to a small ornithopod related to the popular genus Iguanodon.[7]
Notable people
edit- Antonietta Brandeis (1848–1926), Czech-Italian painter
References
edit- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- ^ Profous, Antonín (1951). Místní jména v Čechách III: M–Ř (in Czech). pp. 94–95.
- ^ "Miskovice (Kutná Hora, Česko)" (in Czech). Středočeská vědecká knihovna v Kladně. Retrieved 2023-03-15.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Tvrz" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-03-15.
- ^ "Dinosaurus od Mezholez" (PDF). Zpravodaj 2/2018 (in Czech). Obec Miskovice. October 2018. p. 12. Retrieved 2022-05-28.
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