Bukovno

Bukovno
Bukovno
Municipality
	Church of Saint John of Nepomuk
	Bukovno Location in the Czech Republic
	Coordinates: 50°26′49″N 14°50′26″E / 50.44694°N 14.84056°E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Central Bohemian
District	Mladá Boleslav
First mentioned	1380
Area
• Total	15.04 km2 (5.81 sq mi)
Elevation	318 m (1,043 ft)
Population (2024-01-01)
• Total	788
• Density	52/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal codes	293 01, 294 25
Website	www.bukovno.cz

Bukovno 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

The village of Líny is an administrative part of Bukovno.

Geography

Bukovno is located about 6 kilometres (4 mi) west of Mladá Boleslav and 44 km (27 mi) northeast of Prague. It lies in the Jizera Table.

History

The first written mention of Bukovno is from 1380. It was part of the Mladá Boleslav estate, owned by the Michalovice family until 1468. In 1584, Bukovno was bought by the Czernin family and annexed to the Kosmonosy estate. This lasted until 1734, when Bukovno was bought by Jan Gemmrich of Neuberk.^[2]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	919	—
1880	967	+5.2%
1890	947	−2.1%
1900	939	−0.8%
1910	914	−2.7%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	974	+6.6%
1930	1,070	+9.9%
1950	736	−31.2%
1961	747	+1.5%
1970	643	−13.9%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	587	−8.7%
1991	526	−10.4%
2001	560	+6.5%
2011	675	+20.5%
2021	771	+14.2%

Source: Censuses^[3]^[4]

Transport

Bukovno is located on the railway line Mělník–Mladějov, but in the off season it is only in operation on weekends.^[5]

Sights

The main landmark of Bukovno is the Church of Saint John of Nepomuk. It was built in the Baroque style in 1769.^[2]^[6]

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
^ ^a ^b "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Bukovno. 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 Bukovno" (in Czech). České dráhy. Retrieved 2024-01-31.
^ "Kostel sv. Jana Nepomuckého" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-03-14.

External links

Official website

[1] "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.

[history-2] "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Bukovno. Retrieved 2023-03-14.

[3] "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.

[4] "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.

[5] "Detail stanice Bukovno" (in Czech). České dráhy. Retrieved 2024-01-31.

[6] "Kostel sv. Jana Nepomuckého" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-03-14.

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