Chocnějovice

Chocnějovice is a municipality and village in Mladá Boleslav District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants.

Chocnějovice
Municipality
Crossroads in the centre of Chocnějovice
Crossroads in the centre of Chocnějovice
Flag of Chocnějovice
Flag
Coat of arms of Chocnějovice
Coat of arms
Chocnějovice is located in Czech Republic
Chocnějovice
Chocnějovice
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°34′37″N 14°58′17″E
Country Czech Republic
RegionCentral Bohemian
DistrictMladá Boleslav
First mentioned1322
Area
 • Total13.34 km2 (5.15 sq mi)
Elevation
290 m (950 ft)
Population
 (2023-01-01)[1]
 • Total429
 • Density32/km2 (83/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
294 13
Websitewww.obecchocnejovice.eud.cz

Administrative parts

The villages and hamlets of Buda, Buřínsko 1.díl, Buřínsko 2.díl, Drahotice, Ouč, Rostkov and Sovenice are administrative parts of Chocnějovice.

Geography

Chocnějovice is located about 17 kilometres (11 mi) north of Mladá Boleslav and 19 km (12 mi) south of Liberec. It lies in the Jičín Uplands. The highest point is the hill Nadskalí at 390 m (1,280 ft) above sea level. The Mohelka River flows through the municipality. the Jizera River briefly flows along the southern municipal border.

History

The first written mention of Chocnějovice is from 1322. From 1695 until the establishment of an independent municipality in 1850, the area was part of the Mnichovo Hradiště estate, owned by the Waldstein family.[2]

Demographics
Historical population
YearPop.±%
18691,099—    
18801,152+4.8%
18901,043−9.5%
19001,143+9.6%
19101,119−2.1%
YearPop.±%
1921974−13.0%
1930948−2.7%
1950666−29.7%
1961663−0.5%
1970547−17.5%
YearPop.±%
1980479−12.4%
1991417−12.9%
2001386−7.4%
2011383−0.8%
2021436+13.8%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

Transport

There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.

Sights
Church of Saint Gall

The main landmark of Chocnějovice is the Church of Saint Gall. It is a cemetery church, built in the Romanesque style in the 13th century. It s current form is a result of the modifications from the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries.[5]

Notable people
  • Miloslav Rechcigl Sr. (1904–1973), politician

References
  1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
  2. "Z historie obce" (PDF) (in Czech). Obec Chocnějovice. Retrieved 2023-03-26.
  3. "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Mladá Boleslav" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 7–8.
  4. "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
  5. "Kostel sv. Havla" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-03-26.
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