Úmyslovice

Úmyslovice
Municipality
Centre of Úmyslovice
Flag Coat of arms
Úmyslovice Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°12′12″N15°10′40″E / 50.20333°N 15.17778°E / 50.20333; 15.17778
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Central Bohemian
District	Nymburk
First mentioned	1291
Area
• Total	6.24 km2 (2.41 sq mi)
Elevation	187 m (614 ft)
Population  (2025-01-01) [1]
• Total	331
• Density	53/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	290 01
Website	www.umyslovice.cz

Úmyslovice is a municipality and village in Nymburk District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants.

Administrative division

Úmyslovice consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): ^[2]

• Úmyslovice (281)
• Ostrov (17)

Etymology

The name is derived from the personal name Úmysl or Úmyslav, meaning "the village of Úmysl's/Úmyslav's people". ^[3]

Geography

Úmyslovice is located about 9 kilometres (6 mi) east of Nymburk and 46 km (29 mi) east of Prague. It lies in a flat agricultural landscape in the Central Elbe Table.

History

The first written mention of Úmyslovice is from 1291. The village continuously belonged to the Poděbrady estate until the establishment of the independent municipality in 1850. ^[4]

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 372 —     1880 438 +17.7% 1890 506 +15.5% 1900 512 +1.2% 1910 558 +9.0%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 516 −7.5% 1930 530 +2.7% 1950 361 −31.9% 1961 401 +11.1% 1970 364 −9.2%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 344 −5.5% 1991 316 −8.1% 2001 311 −1.6% 2011 297 −4.5% 2021 298 +0.3%
Source: Censuses [5] [6]

Transport

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

Sights

The main landmark of Úmyslovice is the Church of Saint Leonard. The church was built in 1729–1732, then it was completely rebuilt in the Neoclassical style in 1812. Neo-Gothic modifications were made at the end of the 19th century. ^[7]

References

1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2025". Czech Statistical Office. 2025-05-16.
2. "Public Census 2021 – basic data". Public Database (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2022.
3. Profous, Antonín (1957). Místní jména v Čechách IV: S–Ž (in Czech). p. 446.
4. "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Úmyslovice. Retrieved 2023-03-03.
5. "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
6. "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
7. "Kostel sv. Linharta" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-03-03.

External links

• Official website