Tuřice

Tuřice
Main street
Main street
Flag of Tuřice
Coat of arms of Tuřice
Tuřice is located in Czech Republic
Tuřice
Tuřice
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°14′56″N 14°46′9″E / 50.24889°N 14.76917°E / 50.24889; 14.76917
Country Czech Republic
RegionCentral Bohemian
DistrictMladá Boleslav
First mentioned1194
Area
 • Total4.83 km2 (1.86 sq mi)
Elevation
190 m (620 ft)
Population
 (2024-01-01)[1]
 • Total500
 • Density100/km2 (270/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
294 74
Websitewww.obec-turice.cz

Tuřice is a municipality and village in Mladá Boleslav District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

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The village of Sobětuchy is an administrative part of Tuřice.

Etymology

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The name is derived from the adjective tuří (from tur, meaning Bos).[2]

Geography

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Tuřice is located about 22 kilometres (14 mi) northeast of Prague. It lies in a flat landscape in the Jizera Table. The municipality is situated on the right bank of the Jizera River, which forms the eastern municipal border.

History

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The first written mention of Tuřice is from 1194. Sobětuchy was first mentioned in 1488. From the 14th century until establishment of a sovereign municipality in 1850, the area was part of the Brandýs estate and shared its owners and destiny.[3]

Demographics

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Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869417—    
1880398−4.6%
1890389−2.3%
1900357−8.2%
1910365+2.2%
YearPop.±%
1921378+3.6%
1930357−5.6%
1950299−16.2%
1961311+4.0%
1970280−10.0%
YearPop.±%
1980236−15.7%
1991220−6.8%
2001242+10.0%
2011288+19.0%
2021452+56.9%
Source: Censuses[4][5]

Transport

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The D10 motorway from Prague to Turnov passes through the municipality.

Sights

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

References

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  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). pp. 399–400.
  3. ^ "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Tuřice. Retrieved 2023-02-08.
  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: okres Mladá Boleslav". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-08-27.
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