Bílé Podolí is a market town in Kutná Hora District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants.
Bílé Podolí | |
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 Centre of Bílé Podolí | |
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  Bílé Podolí Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 49°57′24″N 15°29′28″E / 49.95667°N 15.49111°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Central Bohemian |
| District | Kutná Hora |
| First mentioned | 1307 |
| Area | |
• Total | 15.29 km2 (5.90 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 230 m (750 ft) |
| Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 598 |
| • Density | 39/km2 (100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 285 72, 286 01 |
| Website | www |
Administrative parts
editThe villages of Lovčice and Zaříčany are administrative parts of Bílé Podolí. Lovčice forms an exclave of the municipal territory.
Geography
editBílé Podolí is located about 15 kilometres (9 mi) east of Kutná Hora and 21 km (13 mi) west of Pardubice. It lies in a flat agricultural landscape of the Central Elbe Table. In the northeast, the slopes of the Iron Mountains begin and include the highest point of Bílé Podolí, a contour line at 290 m (950 ft) above sea level. The Doubrava River flows along the western municipal border.
History
editThe first written mention of Bílé Podolí is from 1307. The village was promoted to a market town in 1687 by Emperor Leopold I.[2]
Demographics
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Transport
editThe I/19 road from Čáslav to Chrudim and Vysoké Mýto runs between Bílé Podolí and its exclave of Lovčice.
Sights
editThe main landmark of Bílé Podolí is the Church of Saint Wenceslaus. It was built in the late Gothic style probably at the end of the 14th century. The early Baroque reconstruction took place in the 1670s, further modifications were made after the fire in 1713. In 1821, the church was rebuilt into its current form with a Neoclassical façade.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- ^ "Historie městyse Bílé Podolí" (in Czech). Městys Bílé Podolí. Retrieved 2023-03-07.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Kostel sv. Václava" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-03-07.
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