Velká Bukovina

Velká Bukovina
Velká Bukovina
Municipality
	Karlovka, a part of Velká Bukovina
	Flag Coat of arms
	Velká Bukovina Location in the Czech Republic
	Coordinates: 50°43′50″N 14°23′49″E / 50.73056°N 14.39694°E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Ústí nad Labem
District	Děčín
First mentioned	1454
Area
• Total	14.36 km2 (5.54 sq mi)
Elevation	313 m (1,027 ft)
Population (2024-01-01)
• Total	514
• Density	36/km2 (93/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	407 29
Website	www.velka-bukovina.cz

Velká Bukovina (German: Groß Bocken) is a municipality and village in Děčín District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The villages of Karlovka and Malá Bukovina are administrative parts of Velká Bukovina.

Etymology

The name Bukovina is derived from the Czech word buk, i.e. 'beech'. The adjective Velká ("great") distinguishes it from the neighbouring village Malá Bukovina ("Small Bukovina").^[2]

Geography

Velká Bukovina is located about 13 kilometres (8 mi) southeast of Děčín and 26 km (16 mi) east of Ústí nad Labem. It lies in the Central Bohemian Uplands. The Velký Pond is located in the eastern part of the municipal territory.

History

Originally, this territory was colonized by the Lords of Klinštejn. The first written mention of Velká Bukovina is from 1454, when the village belonged to Jan of Vartenberk. The Vartenberks acquired the area in 1428, when Jindřich Berka of Dubá sold Žandov and Česká Kamenice to Zikmund of Vartenberk. In 1538, the Žandov estate was acquired by the brothers Přibík and Petr Týnský of Týn, who had built a fortress in Velká Bukovina and set up a separate estate. In 1732, Duchess Anna Maria Franziska of Saxe-Lauenburg bought Velká Bukovina and annexed it to the Zákupy estate.^[2]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	2,005	—
1880	1,953	−2.6%
1890	1,788	−8.4%
1900	1,707	−4.5%
1910	1,617	−5.3%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	1,591	−1.6%
1930	1,570	−1.3%
1950	768	−51.1%
1961	693	−9.8%
1970	607	−12.4%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	529	−12.9%
1991	415	−21.6%
2001	416	+0.2%
2011	475	+14.2%
2021	503	+5.9%

Source: Censuses^[3]^[4]

Transport

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

Sights

The main landmark of Velká Bukovina is the Church of Saint Wenceslaus. It was built in the Baroque style in 1716 on the site of an older church.^[5]

A cultural monument is the former late Gothic fortress from 1536, rebuilt into the early Baroque manor house in 1656. After several modifications it lost the character of a manor house.^[6]

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
^ ^a ^b "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Velká Bukovina. Retrieved 2023-06-12.
^ "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. Václava" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-06-12.
^ "Tvrz" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-08-04.

External links

Official website

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

[history-2] "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Velká Bukovina. Retrieved 2023-06-12.

[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. Václava" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-06-12.

[6] "Tvrz" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-08-04.

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