Zdětín (Mladá Boleslav District)

Zdětín
Municipality
Housing in Zdětín
Flag Coat of arms
Zdětín Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°18′46″N 14°48′45″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Central Bohemian
District	Mladá Boleslav
First mentioned	1189
Area
• Total	7.92 km^2 (3.06 sq mi)
Elevation	252 m (827 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	636
• Density	80/km^2 (210/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	294 71
Website	www.zdetin.net

Zdětín (German: Zdietin) is a municipality and village in Mladá Boleslav District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants.

Etymology

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

Geography

Zdětín is located about 13 kilometres (8 mi) southwest of Mladá Boleslav and 30 km (19 mi) northeast of Prague. It lies in a flat agricultural landscape in the Jizera Table.

History

The first written mention of Zdětín is from 1189.^[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 357 —     1880 481 +34.7% 1890 517 +7.5% 1900 585 +13.2% 1910 648 +10.8%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 690 +6.5% 1930 738 +7.0% 1950 563 −23.7% 1961 598 +6.2% 1970 524 −12.4%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 436 −16.8% 1991 392 −10.1% 2001 420 +7.1% 2011 492 +17.1% 2021 611 +24.2%
Source: Censuses[4][5]

Transport

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

Sights

The main landmark of Zdětín is the Church of All Saints. It is a Gothic cemetery church from the 14th century with Baroque modifications.^[7]

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. 762–763.
3. "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Zdětín. Retrieved 2023-03-06.
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 Zdětín u Chotětova" (in Czech). České dráhy. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
7. "Kostel Všech svatých" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-03-06.

External links

• Official website