Sojovice

Sojovice
Sojovice
Municipality
	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)
• Total	585
• Density	77/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	294 75
Website	www.sojovice.cz

Sojovice is a municipality and village in Mladá Boleslav District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants.

Etymology

The 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

Sojovice 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

The 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

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	359	—
1880	426	+18.7%
1890	403	−5.4%
1900	399	−1.0%
1910	524	+31.3%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	532	+1.5%
1930	560	+5.3%
1950	505	−9.8%
1961	495	−2.0%
1970	444	−10.3%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	384	−13.5%
1991	382	−0.5%
2001	417	+9.2%
2011	537	+28.8%
2021	572	+6.5%

Source: Censuses^[4]^[5]

Transport

The railway line Ústí nad Labem–Lysá nad Labem runs through the southern part of the municipality, but there is no train station.

Sights

There are no protected cultural monuments in the municipality.^[6]

References

^ "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.

External links

Official website

[1] "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.

[2] Profous, Antonín (1957). Místní jména v Čechách IV: S–Ž (in Czech). p. 131.

[3] "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Sojovice. Retrieved 2022-01-31.

[4] "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.

[5] "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.

[6] "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Sojovice". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-06-05.

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Sojovice
Municipality
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 / 50.22222; 14.76194
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.sojovice.cz