Královice (Kladno District)

Královice
Královice
Municipality
	Stone arch bridge over the Bakovský potok
	Flag Coat of arms
	Královice Location in the Czech Republic
	Coordinates: 50°15′47″N 14°3′21″E / 50.26306°N 14.05583°E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Central Bohemian
District	Kladno
First mentioned	1316
Area
• Total	3.63 km2 (1.40 sq mi)
Elevation	241 m (791 ft)
Population (2024-01-01)
• Total	279
• Density	77/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	274 01
Website	www.obeckralovice.cz

Královice is a municipality and village in Kladno District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants.

Etymology

The name is derived from the word král (i.e. 'king'), meaning "the village of king's people". It denoted a village founded on land belonging to the king.^[2]

Geography

Královice is located about 13 kilometres (8 mi) north of Kladno and 27 km (17 mi) northwest of Prague. It lies in an agricultural landscape of the Lower Ohře Table. The stream Bakovský potok flows through the municipality.

History

The first written mention of Královice is from 1316.^[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	267	—
1880	333	+24.7%
1890	278	−16.5%
1900	327	+17.6%
1910	308	−5.8%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	295	−4.2%
1930	302	+2.4%
1950	234	−22.5%
1961	206	−12.0%
1970	202	−1.9%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	154	−23.8%
1991	119	−22.7%
2001	120	+0.8%
2011	137	+14.2%
2021	253	+84.7%

Source: Censuses^[4]^[5]

Transport

Královice is located on the railway line Louny–Kralupy nad Vltavou.^[6]

Sights

The main sight of Královice is a Baroque stone arch bridge over the Bakovský potok in the centre of the village. The bridge was built shortly after 1871 and is decorated with statues of saints Wenceslaus and John of Nepomuk.^[7] There is also a small chapel from the second half of the 18th century.^[3]

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
^ Profous, Antonín (1949). Místní jména v Čechách II: CH–L (in Czech). pp. 263–264.
^ ^a ^b "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Královice. Retrieved 2022-05-19.
^ "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.
^ "Detail stanice Královice u Zlonic" (in Czech). České dráhy. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
^ "Obnova kamenného mostu v Královicích" (in Czech). Památková péče na Slánsku. 2015-10-09. Retrieved 2022-05-19.

External links

Official website

[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). pp. 263–264.

[history-3] "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Královice. Retrieved 2022-05-19.

[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 Královice u Zlonic" (in Czech). České dráhy. Retrieved 2024-02-15.

[7] "Obnova kamenného mostu v Královicích" (in Czech). Památková péče na Slánsku. 2015-10-09. Retrieved 2022-05-19.

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