Miskovice

Miskovice
Miskovice
Municipality
	View from the west
	Flag Coat of arms
	Miskovice Location in the Czech Republic
	Coordinates: 49°56′46″N 15°12′17″E / 49.94611°N 15.20472°E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Central Bohemian
District	Kutná Hora
First mentioned	1131
Area
• Total	19.21 km2 (7.42 sq mi)
Elevation	363 m (1,191 ft)
Population (2023-01-01)
• Total	1,140
• Density	59/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal codes	284 01, 285 01
Website	www.miskovice-kh.cz

Miskovice is a municipality and village in Kutná Hora District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,100 inhabitants.

Administrative parts[edit]

The villages of Bylany, Hořany, Mezholezy and Přítoky are administrative parts of Miskovice.

Geography[edit]

Miskovice is located about 4 kilometres (2 mi) west of Kutná Hora and 48 km (30 mi) east of Prague. It lies in an agricultural landscape in the Upper Sázava Hills. The highest point is at 469 m (1,539 ft) above sea level.

History[edit]

The first written mention of Miskovice is from 1131.^[2]

Demographics[edit]

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	1,424	—
1880	1,491	+4.7%
1890	1,520	+1.9%
1900	1,662	+9.3%
1910	1,606	−3.4%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	1,587	−1.2%
1930	1,522	−4.1%
1950	998	−34.4%
1961	1,038	+4.0%
1970	882	−15.0%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	767	−13.0%
1991	687	−10.4%
2001	761	+10.8%
2011	917	+20.5%
2021	1,143	+24.6%

Source: Censuses^[3]^[4]

Transport[edit]

The I/2 road from Prague to Kutná Hora and Pardubice passes through the municipality.

Sights[edit]

A notable building is the former Renaissance fortress in Přítoky. It dates from the end of the 16th century. Later it was rebuilt into a homestead, but many Renaissance elements have been preserved.^[5]

Archaeology[edit]

In 2003, the first Czech fossil bones of a non-avian dinosaur were found in an abandoned quarry in the municipality. These belong to a small ornithopod related to the popular genus Iguanodon.^[6]

Notable people[edit]

Antonietta Brandeis (1848–1926), Czech-Italian painter

References[edit]

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
^ "Miskovice (Kutná Hora, Česko)" (in Czech). Středočeská vědecká knihovna v Kladně. Retrieved 2023-03-15.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Kutná Hora" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 7–8.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
^ "Tvrz" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-03-15.
^ "Dinosaurus od Mezholez" (PDF). Zpravodaj 2/2018 (in Czech). Obec Miskovice. October 2018. p. 12. Retrieved 2022-05-28.

External links[edit]

Official website

[1] "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.

[2] "Miskovice (Kutná Hora, Česko)" (in Czech). Středočeská vědecká knihovna v Kladně. Retrieved 2023-03-15.

[3] "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Kutná Hora" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 7–8.

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

[5] "Tvrz" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-03-15.

[6] "Dinosaurus od Mezholez" (PDF). Zpravodaj 2/2018 (in Czech). Obec Miskovice. October 2018. p. 12. Retrieved 2022-05-28.

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