Brodce

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Brodce
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Brodce
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°31′24″N14°56′41″E / 50.52333°N 14.94472°E / 50.52333; 14.94472
CountryFlag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
Region Central Bohemian
District Mladá Boleslav
First mentioned1130
Area
  Total10.99 km2 (4.24 sq mi)
Elevation
197 m (646 ft)
Population
 (2024-01-01) [1]
  Total1,115
  Density100/km2 (260/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
294 73
Website www.brodce.cz

Brodce (German : Brodetz) is a market town in Mladá Boleslav District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,100 inhabitants.

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Etymology

The name is a diminutive and plural of the Czech word brod, i.e. 'ford'. [2]

Geography

Brodce is located about 10 kilometres (6 mi) south of Mladá Boleslav and 34 km (21 mi) northeast of Prague. It lies in the Jizera Table. The highest point is at 245 m (804 ft) above sea level. Brodce is situated on the left bank of the Jizera River, which forms the western municipal border.

History

The first written mention of Brodce is in a deed of the Vyšehrad Chapter from 1130. It used to be the centre of a small estate. In the 1570s, during the rule of Albrecht Kaplíř of Sulevice, Brodce was promoted to a market town. [3]

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869954    
18801,283+34.5%
18901,356+5.7%
19001,287−5.1%
19101,293+0.5%
YearPop.±%
19211,169−9.6%
19301,186+1.5%
19501,088−8.3%
19611,113+2.3%
19701,092−1.9%
YearPop.±%
19801,061−2.8%
1991931−12.3%
2001990+6.3%
20111,009+1.9%
20211,065+5.6%
Source: Censuses [4] [5]

Transport

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Aerial view

The D10 motorway from Prague to Turnov passes through the municipal territory.

Sights

There are no buildings protected as cultural monuments. The only monument is the remains of a burial mound from the Bronze Age, where archaeological research was carried out in the 1950s. [6]

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References

  1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
  2. Profous, Antonín (1947). Místní jména v Čechách I: A–H (in Czech). pp. 384–385.
  3. "O Brodcích" (in Czech). Městys Brodce. Retrieved 2023-03-06.
  4. "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Mladá Boleslav" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 3–4.
  5. "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
  6. "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Brodce". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-08-27.