Bobnice
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Bobnice Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 50°13′11″N 15°3′13″E / 50.21972°N 15.05361°E | |
| Country | Czech Republic |
| Region | Central Bohemian |
| District | Nymburk |
| First mentioned | 1363 |
| Area | |
• Total | 9.95 km2 (3.84 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 192 m (630 ft) |
| Population (2025-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 878 |
| • Density | 88/km2 (230/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 289 31 |
| Website | www |
Bobnice is a municipality and village in Nymburk District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 900 inhabitants.
Administrative division
Bobnice consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):[2]
- Bobnice (638)
- Kovansko (217)
Etymology
The name is probably derived from the Czech word bobník, meaning 'bean grower'. Bobnice was a village of such people.[3]
Geography
Bobnice is located about 3 kilometres (2 mi) north of Nymburk and 39 km (24 mi) east of Prague. It lies in a flat agricultural landscape in the Central Elbe Table. The Klobuš Stream and several other small streams that are Klobuš's tributaries flow through the municipal territory.
History
The first written mention of Bobnice is from 1363. From 1547, the village belonged to the Poděbrady estate. During the Thirty Years' War, the village was completely destroyed, but was soon re-established.[4]
The village of Kovansko was founded by Germans from the Province of Silesia in 1785.[4]
Demographics
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Transport
The railway line Nymburk–Jičín runs through the northern part of the municipality, outside the built-up area. The train station called Jíkev, named after the neighbouring municipality of Jíkev, is located here on the railway line.[7]
Sights
There are no protected cultural monuments in the municipality.[8]
References
- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2025". Czech Statistical Office. 2025-05-16.
- ^ "Public Census 2021 – basic data". Public Database (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2022.
- ^ Profous, Antonín (1947). Místní jména v Čechách I: A–H (in Czech). pp. 104–105.
- ^ a b "Historie Bobnic a Kovanska" (in Czech). Obec Bobnice. Retrieved 2025-03-27.
- ^ "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 Jíkev" (in Czech). České dráhy. Retrieved 2025-03-27.
- ^ "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Bobnice". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2025-03-27.
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