Brodce (German: Brodetz) is a market town in Mladá Boleslav District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,100 inhabitants.
Brodce | |
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Coordinates: 50°31′24″N 14°56′41″E / 50.52333°N 14.94472°E | |
Country | Czech Republic |
Region | Central Bohemian |
District | Mladá Boleslav |
First mentioned | 1130 |
Area | |
• Total | 10.99 km2 (4.24 sq mi) |
Elevation | 197 m (646 ft) |
Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 1,115 |
• Density | 100/km2 (260/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 294 73 |
Website | www |
Etymology
editThe name is a diminutive and plural of the Czech word brod, i.e. 'ford'.[2]
Geography
editBrodce is located about 10 kilometres (6 mi) south of Mladá Boleslav and 34 km (21 mi) northeast of Prague. It lies in the Jizera Table. The highest point is at 245 m (804 ft) above sea level. Brodce is situated on the left bank of the Jizera River, which forms the western municipal border.
History
editThe first written mention of Brodce is in a deed of the Vyšehrad Chapter from 1130. It used to be the centre of a small estate. In the 1570s, during the rule of Albrecht Kaplíř of Sulevice, Brodce was promoted to a market town.[3]
Demographics
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Transport
editThe D10 motorway from Prague to Turnov passes through the municipal territory.
Sights
editThere are no buildings protected as cultural monuments. The only monument is the remains of a burial mound from the Bronze Age, where archaeological research was carried out in the 1950s.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- ^ Profous, Antonín (1947). Místní jména v Čechách I: A–H (in Czech). pp. 384–385.
- ^ "O Brodcích" (in Czech). Městys Brodce. Retrieved 2023-03-06.
- ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Mladá Boleslav" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 3–4.
- ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
- ^ "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Brodce". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-03-06.
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