Sojovice is a municipality and village in Mladá Boleslav District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants.
Sojovice | |
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_02.jpg) Belfry in the centre of Sojovice | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Sojovice Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 50°13′20″N 14°45′43″E / 50.22222°N 14.76194°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Central Bohemian |
| District | Mladá Boleslav |
| First mentioned | 1360 |
| Area | |
• Total | 7.55 km2 (2.92 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 180 m (590 ft) |
| Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 585 |
| • Density | 77/km2 (200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 294 75 |
| Website | www |
Etymology
editThe initial name of the village was Sovojovice. It was derived from the personal name Sovoja, meaning "the village of Sovoja's people". The name was then distorted into its current form.[2]
Geography
editSojovice is located about 24 kilometres (15 mi) southwest of Mladá Boleslav and 21 km (13 mi) northeast of Prague. It lies in a flat landscape in the Central Elbe Table. The municipality is situated on the left bank of the Jizera River.
History
editThe first written mention of Sojovice is from 1360. From 1986 to 1999, it was merged with Skorkov. Since 2000, it has been a separate municipality.[3]
Demographics
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Transport
editThe railway line Ústí nad Labem–Lysá nad Labem runs through the southern part of the municipality, but there is no train station.
Sights
editThere are no protected cultural monuments in the municipality.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- ^ Profous, Antonín (1957). Místní jména v Čechách IV: S–Ž (in Czech). p. 131.
- ^ "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Sojovice. Retrieved 2022-01-31.
- ^ "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 Sojovice". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-06-05.
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