Sovínky

Sovínky
Market town
Municipal office
Flag Coat of arms
Sovínky Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°22′23″N 14°47′14″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Central Bohemian
District	Mladá Boleslav
First mentioned	1360
Area
• Total	4.35 km^2 (1.68 sq mi)
Elevation	280 m (920 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	358
• Density	82/km^2 (210/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	294 29
Website	sovinky.cz

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

Etymology

The name is a diminutive of the name Sovenice, derived from the personal name Sovin.^[2]

Geography

Sovínky is located about 10 kilometres (6 mi) southwest of Mladá Boleslav and 36 km (22 mi) northeast of Prague. It lies in a flat and mostly agricultural landscape in the Jizera Table. The highest point is the flat hill Niměřický vrch at 290 m (950 ft) above sea level. The stream Košátecký potok flows along the southwestern municipal border.

History

The first written mention of Sovínky is from 1360.^[3] The village was promoted to a market town in 1594.^[4]

From 1972 to 1990, it was an administrative part of Bezno. Since 1990, it has been a sovereign municipality. The title of a market town was returned to Sovínky in 2006.^[5]

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 365 —     1880 410 +12.3% 1890 420 +2.4% 1900 395 −6.0% 1910 391 −1.0%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 368 −5.9% 1930 338 −8.2% 1950 255 −24.6% 1961 274 +7.5% 1970 252 −8.0%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 279 +10.7% 1991 283 +1.4% 2001 302 +6.7% 2011 288 −4.6% 2021 332 +15.3%
Source: Censuses[6][7]

Transport

There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.

Sights

Sovínky Castle

The main landmark of Sovínky is the Sovínky Castle from 1903. Another monument is the town hall, a historic house built in 1640.^[8]

References

1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
2. Profous, Antonín (1957). Místní jména v Čechách IV: S–Ž (in Czech). pp. 140–141.
3. "Historie Sovínek" (in Czech). Městys Sovínky. Retrieved 2023-01-06.
4. "1950 - 1960" (in Czech). Městys Bezno. Retrieved 2023-01-06.
5. "Současnost městyse Sovínky" (in Czech). Městys Sovínky. Retrieved 2023-01-06.
6. "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
7. "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
8. "Sovínky (Česko)" (in Czech). Středočeská vědecká knihovna v Kladně. Retrieved 2023-01-06.

External links

• Official website