Katusice
Katusice | |
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 Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Katusice Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 50°26′43″N 14°46′39″E / 50.44528°N 14.77750°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Central Bohemian |
| District | Mladá Boleslav |
| First mentioned | 1352 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 16.13 km2 (6.23 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 308 m (1,010 ft) |
| Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 831 |
| • Density | 52/km2 (130/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 294 25, 294 26 |
| Website | obec-katusice |
Katusice 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
[edit]The villages of Doubravice, Spikaly, Trnová and Valovice are administrative parts of Katusice. Doubravice and Trnová form an exclave of the municipal territory.
Etymology
[edit]The name is derived from the personal name Katous, meaning "the village of Katous' people".[2]
Geography
[edit]Katusice is located about 10 kilometres (6 mi) west of Mladá Boleslav and 41 km (25 mi) northeast of Prague. It lies in the Jizera Table. The highest point is the hill Bezvel at 340 m (1,120 ft) above sea level.
History
[edit]The first written mention of Katusice is from 1352, when the local church was documented.[3]
Demographics
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Transport
[edit]Katusice is located on the railway line Mělník–Mladějov, but in the off season it is only in operation on weekends.[6]
Sights
[edit]The main landmark of Katusice is the Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. It is a neo-Gothic church with a Gothic-Renaissance core. It was built in 1853–1857.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- ^ Profous, Antonín (1949). Místní jména v Čechách II: CH–L (in Czech). p. 214.
- ^ "Památky v obci" (in Czech). Obec Katusice. Retrieved 2023-03-14.
- ^ "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 Katusice" (in Czech). České dráhy. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
- ^ "Kostel Nanebevzetí Panny Marie" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-03-14.
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