Smilovice (Mladá Boleslav District)

Smilovice
Smilovice
Municipality
	Aerial view
	Smilovice Location in the Czech Republic
	Coordinates: 50°18′24″N 14°57′40″E / 50.30667°N 14.96111°E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Central Bohemian
District	Mladá Boleslav
First mentioned	1255
Area
• Total	14.93 km2 (5.76 sq mi)
Elevation	207 m (679 ft)
Population (2024-01-01)
• Total	799
• Density	54/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	294 42
Website	www.obecsmilovice.cz

Smilovice is a municipality and village in Mladá Boleslav District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 800 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The villages of Bratronice, Rejšice, Újezd and Újezdec are administrative parts of Smilovice.

Etymology

The name is derived from the personal name Smil, meaning "the village of Smil's people".^[2]

Geography

Smilovice is located about 12 kilometres (7 mi) south of Mladá Boleslav and 37 km (23 mi) northeast of Prague. It lies in the Jizera Table. The highest point is at 262 m (860 ft) above sea level. The Vlkava River flows through the municipality.

History

The first written mention of Smilovice is from 1388.^[3] The oldest part is Rejšice, first mentioned in 1255. The villages of Újezd and Újezdec were first mentioned in 1383. The modern municipality was created in 1973 by joining the formerly independent municipalities of Rejšice, Újezd and Újezdec to Smilovice.^[4]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	885	—
1880	959	+8.4%
1890	1,043	+8.8%
1900	1,024	−1.8%
1910	1,148	+12.1%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	1,146	−0.2%
1930	1,190	+3.8%
1950	974	−18.2%
1961	935	−4.0%
1970	826	−11.7%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	679	−17.8%
1991	595	−12.4%
2001	566	−4.9%
2011	612	+8.1%
2021	712	+16.3%

Source: Censuses^[5]^[6]

Transport

The I/38 road (the section from Mladá Boleslav to Nymburk) passes through the municipality.

The railway line Mladá Boleslav–Nymburk runs through the municipality, but there is no train station. The municipality is served by the station in neighbouring Luštěnice.^[7]

Sights

The Church of Saint John of Nepomuk is located in Rejšice. It was built in the Baroque style in 1730–1735 by František Ignác Prée and František Maxmilián Kaňka.^[8]

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. 114.
^ "Smilovice" (in Czech). InfoČesko. Retrieved 2023-03-03.
^ "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Smilovice. Retrieved 2023-03-03.
^ "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 Luštěnice" (in Czech). České dráhy. Retrieved 2024-02-11.
^ "Kostel sv. Jana Nepomuckého s farou" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-03-03.

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. 114.

[3] "Smilovice" (in Czech). InfoČesko. Retrieved 2023-03-03.

[4] "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Smilovice. Retrieved 2023-03-03.

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

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

[7] "Detail stanice Luštěnice" (in Czech). České dráhy. Retrieved 2024-02-11.

[8] "Kostel sv. Jana Nepomuckého s farou" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-03-03.

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