Chotětov

Chotětov
Market town
Municipal office
Flag Coat of arms
Chotětov Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°20′15″N 14°48′6″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Central Bohemian
District	Mladá Boleslav
First mentioned	1057
Area
• Total	13.15 km^2 (5.08 sq mi)
Elevation	268 m (879 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	1,449
• Density	110/km^2 (290/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	294 28
Website	www.chotetov.cz

Chotětov is a market town in Mladá Boleslav District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,400 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The village of Hřivno is an administrative part of Chotětov.

Etymology

The name is derived from the personal name Chotěta, meaning "Chotěta's (property)".^[2]

Geography

Chotětov is located about 12 kilometres (7 mi) southwest of Mladá Boleslav and 32 km (20 mi) northeast of Prague. It lies in a flat landscape of the Jizera Table. The stream Košátecký potok briefly crosses the municipal territory in the west.

History

The first written mention of Chotětov is from 1057, when Duke Spytihněv II donated the village to the newly established Litoměřice Chapter. After the town of Bělá pod Bezdězem was founded in 1337, it became property of the town. From 1587 until the establishment of independent municipal administration in 1850, Chotětov was part of the Brandýs estate. Construction of the railway was finished in 1865, which started the development of the village. In 1908, Chotětov was promoted to a market town.^[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 609 —     1880 713 +17.1% 1890 799 +12.1% 1900 1,084 +35.7% 1910 1,356 +25.1%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 1,316 −2.9% 1930 1,275 −3.1% 1950 823 −35.5% 1961 894 +8.6% 1970 847 −5.3%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 789 −6.8% 1991 779 −1.3% 2001 832 +6.8% 2011 848 +1.9% 2021 1,347 +58.8%
Source: Censuses[4][5]

Transport

Chotětov is located on the railway line Prague–Turnov.^[6]

Sights

Church of Saint Procopius

The main landmark of Chotětov is the Church of Saint Procopius. It was built in the late Gothic style in 1546.^[7]

References

1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
2. Profous, Antonín (1949). Místní jména v Čechách II: CH–L (in Czech). p. 41.
3. "Nejstarší historie" (in Czech). Městys Chotětov. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
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. "Detail stanice Chotětov" (in Czech). České dráhy. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
7. "Kostel sv. Prokopa" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-01-23.

External links

• Official website