Tuřice
Tuřice | |
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 Main street | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Tuřice Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 50°14′56″N 14°46′9″E / 50.24889°N 14.76917°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Central Bohemian |
| District | Mladá Boleslav |
| First mentioned | 1194 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.83 km2 (1.86 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 190 m (620 ft) |
| Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 500 |
| • Density | 100/km2 (270/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 294 74 |
| Website | www |
Tuřice is a municipality and village in Mladá Boleslav District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants.
Administrative parts[edit]
The village of Sobětuchy is an administrative part of Tuřice.
Etymology[edit]
The name is derived from the adjective tuří (from tur, meaning Bos).[2]
Geography[edit]
Tuřice is located about 22 kilometres (14 mi) northeast of Prague. It lies in a flat landscape in the Jizera Table. The municipality is situated on the right bank of the Jizera River, which forms the eastern municipal border.
History[edit]
The first written mention of Tuřice is from 1194. Sobětuchy was first mentioned in 1488. From the 14th century until establishment of a sovereign municipality in 1850, the area was part of the Brandýs estate and shared its owners and destiny.[3]
Demographics[edit]
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Transport[edit]
The D10 motorway from Prague to Turnov passes through the municipality.
Sights[edit]
There are no protected cultural monuments in the municipality.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- ^ Profous, Antonín (1957). Místní jména v Čechách IV: S–Ž (in Czech). pp. 399–400.
- ^ "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Tuřice. Retrieved 2023-02-08.
- ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Mladá Boleslav" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 17–18.
- ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
- ^ "Výsledky vyhledávání: okres Mladá Boleslav". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-02-08.
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