Dolní Beřkovice
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Coat of arms of Dolní Beřkovice Coat of arms | |
Dolní Beřkovice is located in Czech Republic Dolní Beřkovice Dolní Beřkovice Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 50°23′36′′N 14°27′1′′E / 50.39333°N 14.45028°E / 50.39333; 14.45028 | |
| Country | Czech Republic |
| Region | Central Bohemian |
| District | Mělník |
| First mentioned | 1318 |
| Area | |
• Total | 12.48 km2 (4.82 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 158 m (518 ft) |
| Population (2024年01月01日)[1] | |
• Total | 1,588 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (330/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 277 01 |
| Website | www |
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Dolní Beřkovice (German: Unter Berschkowitz) is a municipality and village in Mělník District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,600 inhabitants.
Administrative division
[edit ]Dolní Beřkovice consists of three municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):[2]
- Dolní Beřkovice (1,099)
- Podvlčí (55)
- Vliněves (351)
Geography
[edit ]Dolní Beřkovice is located about 3 kilometres (2 mi) north of Mělník and 30 km (19 mi) north of Prague. It lies on the border between the Lower Ohře Table and Central Elbe Table. The municipality is situated on the left bank of the Elbe River.
History
[edit ]The first written mention of Dolní Beřkovice is from 1318. Between 1452 and 1597, the village was property of the Lords of Šebířov. The Knights of Blevice and Nosovice owned the village from 1597, but their properties were confiscated after the Battle of White Mountain. Polyxena of Lobkowicz acquired Dolní Beřkovice in 1622 and until the establishment of an independent municipality, the estate was continuously owned by the Lobkowicz family.[3]
Demographics
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Transport
[edit ]Dolní Beřkovice is located on the railway line Prague–Ústí nad Labem.[6]
Sights
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The main landmark is the Dolní Beřkovice Castle. It was originally a fortress, rebuilt into a Renaissance castle in 1606. In 1853, it was rebuilt in the Neo-Renaissance style.[7] Today the castle is owned by the Thurn und Taxis family.[3]
The Church of the Beheading of Saint John the Baptist is located in Vliněves. It is a neo-Romanesque church, built in 1864–1866 on the site of an old Romanesque church.[8]
References
[edit ]- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024年05月17日.
- ^ "Public Census 2021 – basic data". Public Database (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2022.
- ^ a b "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Dolní Beřkovice. Retrieved 2023年03月21日.
- ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015年12月21日.
- ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021年03月27日.
- ^ "Detail stanice Dolní Beřkovice" (in Czech). České dráhy . Retrieved 2024年06月26日.
- ^ "Zámek" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023年03月21日.
- ^ "Kostel Stětí sv. Jana Křtitele" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023年03月21日.
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