Bítouchov

Bítouchov
Municipality
Centre of Bítouchov
Bítouchov Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°28′33″N 14°53′22″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Central Bohemian
District	Mladá Boleslav
First mentioned	1388
Area
• Total	7.10 km^2 (2.74 sq mi)
Elevation	281 m (922 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	418
• Density	59/km^2 (150/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	294 01
Website	www.obec-bitouchov.cz

Bítouchov is a municipality and village in Mladá Boleslav District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The villages of Dalešice and Dolánky are administrative parts of Bítouchov.

Geography

Bítouchov is located about 5 kilometres (3 mi) north of Mladá Boleslav and 48 km (30 mi) northeast of Prague. It lies in the Jizera Table.

History

The first written mention of Bítouchov is from 1388. However, a mention of "Bítúch's court" allegedly appeared as early as the 12th century.^[2] The village was part of the Zvířetice estate.^[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 525 —     1880 496 −5.5% 1890 542 +9.3% 1900 578 +6.6% 1910 674 +16.6%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 562 −16.6% 1930 645 +14.8% 1950 427 −33.8% 1961 416 −2.6% 1970 354 −14.9%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 315 −11.0% 1991 247 −21.6% 2001 282 +14.2% 2011 340 +20.6% 2021 431 +26.8%
Source: Censuses[4][5]

Transport

The village of Dolánky

The railway line Mladá Boleslav–Rumburk runs through the southern part of the municipality and along the northern municipal border, but there is no train station.

Sights

The only cultural monument in Bítouchov is the Chapel of the Virgin Mary, located in the centre of the village. It was built in the Empire style in 1830.^[6]

Notable people

• Voitre Marek (1919–1999), Czech-Australian artist

References

1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
2. "Bítouchov". cestujemepocr.cz (in Czech). Aspida. Retrieved 2023-03-16.
3. "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Bítouchov. Retrieved 2023-03-16.
4. "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
5. "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
6. "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Bítouchov" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-01-30.

External links

• Official website