Čistá (Mladá Boleslav District)

Čistá
Čistá
Municipality
	Church of Saint Lawrence
	Flag Coat of arms
	Čistá Location in the Czech Republic
	Coordinates: 50°28′22″N 14°50′42″E / 50.47278°N 14.84500°E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Central Bohemian
District	Mladá Boleslav
First mentioned	1351
Area
• Total	8.99 km2 (3.47 sq mi)
Elevation	275 m (902 ft)
Population (2024-01-01)
• Total	893
• Density	99/km2 (260/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	294 23
Website	obeccista.cz

Čistá is a municipality and village in Mladá Boleslav District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 900 inhabitants.

Etymology

The name Čistá literally means 'clean', 'clear'. The name refers to the time when the village was cleansed from paying taxes after its foundation. It was a reward to the settlers for settling a new area and protecting a trade route.^[2]

Geography

Čistá is located about 7 kilometres (4 mi) northwest of Mladá Boleslav and 46 km (29 mi) northeast of Prague. It lies in the Jizera Table.

History

The first written mention of Čistá is in a deed of King Charles IV from 1351. In 1625, the village was acquired by Albrecht von Wallenstein, who annexed it to the Frýdlant estate.^[2]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	452	—
1880	487	+7.7%
1890	568	+16.6%
1900	714	+25.7%
1910	780	+9.2%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	820	+5.1%
1930	1,007	+22.8%
1950	725	−28.0%
1961	756	+4.3%
1970	637	−15.7%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	601	−5.7%
1991	561	−6.7%
2001	614	+9.4%
2011	718	+16.9%
2021	858	+19.5%

Source: Censuses^[3]^[4]

Transport

The I/38 road (the section from Mladá Boleslav to Česká Lípa) passes through the municipality.

Sights

The main landmark of Čistá is the Church of Saint Lawrence. It was built in the Neoclassical style in 1697–1700 and reconstructed in 1897.^[2]^[5]

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Historie obce Čistá" (in Czech). Obec Čistá. Retrieved 2023-03-14.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
^ "Kostel sv. Vavřince" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-03-14.

External links

Official website

[1] "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.

[history-2] "Historie obce Čistá" (in Czech). Obec Čistá. Retrieved 2023-03-14.

[3] "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.

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

[5] "Kostel sv. Vavřince" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-03-14.

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