Bořanovice

Bořanovice
Bořanovice
Municipality
	Pivovarská street
	Flag Coat of arms
	Bořanovice Location in the Czech Republic
	Coordinates: 50°10′42″N 14°28′44″E / 50.17833°N 14.47889°E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Central Bohemian
District	Prague-East
First mentioned	1227
Area
• Total	5.35 km2 (2.07 sq mi)
Elevation	249 m (817 ft)
Population (2023-01-01)
• Total	948
• Density	180/km2 (460/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	250 65
Website	www.boranovice.cz

Bořanovice is a municipality and village in Prague-East District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 900 inhabitants.

Administrative parts[edit]

The village of Pakoměřice is an administrative part of Bořanovice.

Geography[edit]

Bořanovice is located about 6 kilometres (4 mi) north of Prague. It lies mostly in an agricultural landscape of the Central Elbe Table, but the western part of the municipal territory extends into the Prague Plateau.

History[edit]

The first written mention of Bořanovice is from 1227. Pakoměřice was first documented in 1352, when the church was mentioned.^[2]

Demographics[edit]

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	367	—
1880	491	+33.8%
1890	509	+3.7%
1900	486	−4.5%
1910	508	+4.5%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	485	−4.5%
1930	565	+16.5%
1950	514	−9.0%
1961	579	+12.6%
1970	511	−11.7%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	532	+4.1%
1991	410	−22.9%
2001	466	+13.7%
2011	820	+76.0%
2021	1,114	+35.9%

Source: Censuses^[3]^[4]

Transport[edit]

The I/9 road (which connects the D8 motorway with Česká Lípa and the Czech-German border) passes through the municipality.

Sights[edit]

In Pakoměřice there is the complex of a rural castle with the Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary. The church was originally a Gothic building, later rebuilt in the Baroque style. The castle was originally a medieval fortress which underwent Renaissance, Baroque and Neoclassical modifications.^[5]

References[edit]

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
^ "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Bořanovice. Retrieved 2022-05-04.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Praha-východ" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 1–2.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
^ "Zámek s kostelem" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2022-05-04.

External links[edit]

Official website

[1] "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.

[2] "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Bořanovice. Retrieved 2022-05-04.

[3] "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Praha-východ" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 1–2.

[4] "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.

[5] "Zámek s kostelem" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2022-05-04.

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