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Tuřice

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

The village of Sobětuchy is an administrative part of Tuřice.

Etymology

The name is derived from the adjective tuří (from tur, meaning Bos).[2]

Geography

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

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

Transport

The D10 motorway from Prague to Turnov passes through the municipality.

Sights

There are no protected cultural monuments in the municipality.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
  2. ^ Profous, Antonín (1957). Místní jména v Čechách IV: S–Ž (in Czech). pp. 399–400.
  3. ^ "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Tuřice. Retrieved 2023-02-08.
  4. ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Mladá Boleslav" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 17–18.
  5. ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
  6. ^ "Výsledky vyhledávání: okres Mladá Boleslav". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-02-08.

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