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Svatý Mikuláš

Coordinates: 49°59′27″N 15°21′2″E / 49.99083°N 15.35056°E / 49.99083; 15.35056
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Svatý Mikuláš
Municipality
Kačina Castle
Kačina Castle
Flag of Svatý Mikuláš
Flag
Coat of arms of Svatý Mikuláš
Coat of arms
Svatý Mikuláš is located in Czech Republic
Svatý Mikuláš
Svatý Mikuláš
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°59′27″N 15°21′2″E / 49.99083°N 15.35056°E / 49.99083; 15.35056
Country Czech Republic
RegionCentral Bohemian
DistrictKutná Hora
First mentioned1307
Area
 • Total17.83 km2 (6.88 sq mi)
Elevation
206 m (676 ft)
Population
 (2024-01-01)[1]
 • Total970
 • Density54/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal codes
284 01
Websitewww.svatymikulas.cz

Svatý Mikuláš is a municipality and village in Kutná Hora District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,000 inhabitants. It is known for the Kačina Castle.

Administrative parts

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The villages of Lišice, Sulovice and Svatá Kateřina are administrative parts of Svatý Mikuláš. Lišice and Sulovice form an exclave of the municipal territory.

Etymology

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The name means "Saint Nicholas".

Geography

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Svatý Mikuláš is located about 6 kilometres (4 mi) northeast of Kutná Hora and 30 km (19 mi) west of Pardubice. It lies in the Central Elbe Table. The Elbe River briefly flows through the northern part of the municipal territory. The Doubrava River flows between the main part of the municipality and the exclave, briefly entering the exclave.

History

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The first written mention of Svatý Mikuláš is from 1307.[2]

Demographics

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Historical population
YearPop.±%
18691,636—    
18801,636+0.0%
18901,735+6.1%
19001,711−1.4%
19101,690−1.2%
YearPop.±%
19211,672−1.1%
19301,598−4.4%
19501,137−28.8%
19611,070−5.9%
1970987−7.8%
YearPop.±%
1980886−10.2%
1991797−10.0%
2001722−9.4%
2011790+9.4%
2021881+11.5%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

Transport

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Main road

The I/2 road (the section from Kutná Hora to Pardubice) passes through the municipality.

Sights

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Church of Saint Nicholas

Svatý Mikuláš is known for the Kačina Castle, protected as a national cultural monument. It is considered the most important Czech building in the Empire style. It was built in 1802–1823 and consists of three parts, the main building and two wings. Today it is used by National Museum of Agriculture, which opened here the Czech Countryside Museum. In the left wing is a never-finished castle chapel and a castle theatre completed in the middle of the 19th century. In the right wing is the Chotek Library with more than 40,000 volumes of educational and beautiful literature from the 16th–19th centuries.[5][6]

The Church of Saint Nicholas probably dates from the turn of the 13th and 14th centuries. It is a Gothic church with neo-Gothic modifications from 1872.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
  2. ^ "Svatý Mikuláš" (in Czech). Obec Svatý Mikuláš. Retrieved 2023-03-16.
  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. ^ "Historie zámku Kačina" (in Czech). National Museum of Agriculture. Retrieved 2022-05-28.
  6. ^ "Zámek Kačina" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-03-16.
  7. ^ "Kostel sv. Mikuláše" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-03-16.
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