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Lhotky

Coordinates: 50°23′47″N 15°3′11″E / 50.39639°N 15.05306°E / 50.39639; 15.05306
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Lhotky
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Lhotky is located in Czech Republic
Lhotky
Lhotky
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°23′47″N 15°3′11″E / 50.39639°N 15.05306°E / 50.39639; 15.05306
Country Czech Republic
RegionCentral Bohemian
DistrictMladá Boleslav
First mentioned1406
Area
 • Total
5.44 km2 (2.10 sq mi)
Elevation
278 m (912 ft)
Population
 (2024-01-01)[1]
 • Total
161
 • Density30/km2 (77/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
294 06
Websitelhotky.cz

Lhotky is a municipality and village in Mladá Boleslav District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

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The village of Řehnice is an administrative part of Lhotky.

Etymology

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The name is a diminutive and plural form of the common name of Czech villages Lhota.

Geography

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Lhotky is located about 9 kilometres (6 mi) east of Mladá Boleslav and 49 km (30 mi) northeast of Prague. It lies in the Jičín Uplands. The highest point is the hill Křemenice at 336 m (1,102 ft) above sea level. There are several small fishponds in the municipality, supplied by the Trnávka Brook.

History

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The first written mention of Lhotky is from 1406. For most of its history, the village belonged to the Březno estate.[2]

Demographics

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Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869311—    
1880317+1.9%
1890324+2.2%
1900329+1.5%
1910344+4.6%
YearPop.±%
1921319−7.3%
1930299−6.3%
1950203−32.1%
1961198−2.5%
1970156−21.2%
YearPop.±%
1980113−27.6%
199196−15.0%
2001118+22.9%
2011157+33.1%
2021166+5.7%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

Transport

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

Sights

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Lhotky is poor in monuments. The only protected cultural monument is a set of a stone crucifix from the second half of the 18th century with a small wooden belfry.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
  2. ^ "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Lhotky. Retrieved 2024-06-05.
  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. ^ "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Lhotky". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-06-05.
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