Předměřice nad Jizerou is a municipality and village in Mladá Boleslav District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,000 inhabitants.
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  Předměřice nad Jizerou Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 50°15′20″N 14°46′53″E / 50.25556°N 14.78139°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Central Bohemian |
| District | Mladá Boleslav |
| First mentioned | 1352 |
| Area | |
• Total | 9.16 km2 (3.54 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 188 m (617 ft) |
| Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 1,038 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (290/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 294 74 |
| Website | www |
Administrative parts
editThe village of Kačov is an administrative part of Předměřice nad Jizerou.
Etymology
editThe name Předměřice is derived from the personal name Předmír, meaning "the village of Předmír's people".[2]
Geography
editPředměřice nad Jizerou is located about 20 kilometres (12 mi) southwest of Mladá Boleslav and 25 km (16 mi) northeast of Prague. It lies in the Jizera Table. The municipality is situated on the left bank of the Jizera River, which forms the northern and western municipal border.
History
editThe first written mention of Předměřice nad Jizerou is from 1352. For most of its history, it was part of the Brandýs estate.[3]
Demographics
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Transport
editThe D10 motorway from Prague to Turnov passes through the municipality.
Sights
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A monument dedicated to the deceased in World War I, Burial in the Carpathians, is located in the village. It was made by Jan Štursa in 1921.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- ^ Profous, Antonín (1951). Místní jména v Čechách III: M–Ř (in Czech). p. 463.
- ^ "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Předměřice nad Jizerou. Retrieved 2022-11-23.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Pomník padlým z I. sv. války se sousoším "Pohřeb v Karpatech"" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2022-11-23.
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