Sojovice
Sojovice | |
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![]() Belfry in the centre of Sojovice | |
Coordinates: 50°13′20″N 14°45′43″E / 50.22222°N 14.76194°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Central Bohemian |
District | Mladá Boleslav |
First mentioned | 1360 |
Area | |
• Total | 7.55 km2 (2.92 sq mi) |
Elevation | 180 m (590 ft) |
Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 585 |
• Density | 77/km2 (200/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 294 75 |
Website | www |
Sojovice is a municipality and village in Mladá Boleslav District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants.
Etymology
[edit]The initial name of the village was Sovojovice. It was derived from the personal name Sovoja, meaning "the village of Sovoja's people". The name was then distorted into its current form.[2]
Geography
[edit]Sojovice is located about 24 kilometres (15 mi) southwest of Mladá Boleslav and 21 km (13 mi) northeast of Prague. It lies in a flat landscape in the Central Elbe Table. The municipality is situated on the left bank of the Jizera River.
History
[edit]The first written mention of Sojovice is from 1360. From 1986 to 1999, it was merged with Skorkov. Since 2000, it has been a separate municipality.[3]
Demographics
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Source: Censuses[4][5] |
Transport
[edit]The railway line Ústí nad Labem–Lysá nad Labem runs through the southern part of the municipality, but there is no train station.
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). p. 131.
- ^ "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Sojovice. Retrieved 2022-01-31.
- ^ "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: Kulturní památky, obec Sojovice". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-06-05.
External links
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