Domousnice
Domousnice | |
|---|---|
 Domousnice Castle | |
  Domousnice Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 50°23′39″N 15°6′6″E / 50.39417°N 15.10167°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Central Bohemian |
| District | Mladá Boleslav |
| First mentioned | 1290 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 9.31 km2 (3.59 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 270 m (890 ft) |
| Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 313 |
| • Density | 34/km2 (87/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 294 04, 294 48 |
| Website | domousnice |
Domousnice is a municipality and village in Mladá Boleslav District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants.
Administrative parts
[edit]The village of Skyšice is an administrative part of Domousnice. It forms an exclave of the municipal territory.
Etymology
[edit]The initial name of the village was Domahostice and was derived from the personal name Domahost, meaning "the village of Domahost's people". Gradually, the name was distorted into its current form.[2]
Geography
[edit]Domousnice is located about 13 kilometres (8 mi) east of Mladá Boleslav and 52 km (32 mi) northeast of Prague. It lies in the Jičín Uplands. The highest point is at 375 m (1,230 ft) above sea level. The stream Hasinský potok flows through the municipality and supplies a fishpond in the centre of Domousnice.
History
[edit]The first written mention of Domousnice is from 1290.[2] It was a small estate owned by various less important noble families.[3]
Demographics
[edit]
|
|
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Source: Censuses[4][5] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Transport
[edit]There are no major roads passing through the municipality. The railway that runs through the municipality is unused.
Sights
[edit]The main landmark of Domousnice is the Domousnice Castle. It was built in the Baroque style in the mid-18th century and modified in the 20th century. It is surrounded by a park.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- ^ a b Profous, Antonín (1947). Místní jména v Čechách I: A–H (in Czech). pp. 434–435.
- ^ "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Domousnice. Retrieved 2024-06-05.
- ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
- ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
- ^ "Zámek" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-06-05.
External links
[edit]
| Authority control databases: National |
|---|
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.
