Katusice

Katusice is a municipality and village in Mladá Boleslav District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 800 inhabitants.

Katusice
Municipality
Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary
Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary
Flag of Katusice
Flag
Coat of arms of Katusice
Coat of arms
Katusice is located in Czech Republic
Katusice
Katusice
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°26′43″N 14°46′39″E
Country Czech Republic
RegionCentral Bohemian
DistrictMladá Boleslav
First mentioned1352
Area
 • Total16.13 km2 (6.23 sq mi)
Elevation
308 m (1,010 ft)
Population
 (2023-01-01)[1]
 • Total840
 • Density52/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal codes
294 25, 294 26
Websiteobec-katusice.cz

Administrative parts

The villages of Doubravice, Spikaly, Trnová and Valovice are administrative parts of Katusice. Doubravice and Trnová form an exclave of the municipal territory.

Etymology

The name is derived from the personal name Katous, meaning "the village of Katous' people".[2]

Geography

Katusice is located about 10 kilometres (6 mi) west of Mladá Boleslav and 41 km (25 mi) northeast of Prague. It lies in the Jizera Table. The highest point is the hill Bezvel at 340 m (1,120 ft) above sea level.

History

The first written mention of Katusice is from 1352, when the local church was documented.[3]

Demographics
Historical population
YearPop.±%
18691,016—    
18801,118+10.0%
18901,145+2.4%
19001,139−0.5%
19101,216+6.8%
YearPop.±%
19211,283+5.5%
19301,252−2.4%
1950873−30.3%
1961980+12.3%
1970910−7.1%
YearPop.±%
1980806−11.4%
1991786−2.5%
2001796+1.3%
2011785−1.4%
2021828+5.5%
Source: Censuses[4][5]

Transport

Katusice is located on the railway line Mělník–Mladějov, but in the off season it is only in operation on weekends.[6]

Sights

The main landmark of Katusice is the Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. It is a neo-Gothic church with a Gothic-Renaissance core. It was built in 1853–1857.[7]

References
  1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
  2. Profous, Antonín (1949). Místní jména v Čechách II: CH–L (in Czech). p. 214.
  3. "Památky v obci" (in Czech). Obec Katusice. Retrieved 2023-03-14.
  4. "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Mladá Boleslav" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 7–8.
  5. "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
  6. "Detail stanice Katusice" (in Czech). České dráhy. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
  7. "Kostel Nanebevzetí Panny Marie" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-03-14.
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