Sovínky

Sovínky
Sovínky
Market town
	Sovínky Castle
	Coat of arms
	Sovínky Location in the Czech Republic
	Coordinates: 50°22′23″N 14°47′14″E / 50.37306°N 14.78722°E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Central Bohemian
District	Mladá Boleslav
First mentioned	1360
Area
• Total	4.35 km2 (1.68 sq mi)
Elevation	280 m (920 ft)
Population (2023-01-01)
• Total	360
• Density	83/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	294 29
Website	sovinky.cz

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Sovínky is a market town in Mladá Boleslav District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants.

Geography

Sovínky is located about 10 kilometres (6 mi) southwest of Mladá Boleslav and 36 km (22 mi) northeast of Prague. It lies in a flat and mostly agricultural landscape in the Jizera Table. The highest point is the flat hill Niměřický vrch at 290 m (950 ft) above sea level.

History

The first written mention of Sovínky is from 1360.^[2] The village was promoted to a market town in 1594.^[3]

From 1972 to 1990, it was an administrative part of Bezno. Since 1990, it has been a sovereign municipality. The title of a market town was returned to Sovínky in 2006.^[4]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	365	—
1880	410	+12.3%
1890	420	+2.4%
1900	395	−6.0%
1910	391	−1.0%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	368	−5.9%
1930	338	−8.2%
1950	255	−24.6%
1961	274	+7.5%
1970	252	−8.0%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	279	+10.7%
1991	283	+1.4%
2001	302	+6.7%
2011	288	−4.6%
2021	332	+15.3%

Source: Censuses^[5]^[6]

Transport

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

Sights

The main landmark of Sovínky is the Sovínky Castle from 1903. Another monument is the town hall, a historic house built in 1640.^[7]

Gallery

Town hall
Old barn
V Uličce street

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
^ "Historie Sovínek" (in Czech). Městys Sovínky. Retrieved 2023-01-06.
^ "1950 - 1960" (in Czech). Městys Bezno. Retrieved 2023-01-06.
^ "Současnost městyse Sovínky" (in Czech). Městys Sovínky. Retrieved 2023-01-06.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Mladá Boleslav" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 17–18.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
^ "Sovínky (Česko)" (in Czech). Středočeská vědecká knihovna v Kladně. Retrieved 2023-01-06.

External links

Official website

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

[2] "Historie Sovínek" (in Czech). Městys Sovínky. Retrieved 2023-01-06.

[3] "1950 - 1960" (in Czech). Městys Bezno. Retrieved 2023-01-06.

[4] "Současnost městyse Sovínky" (in Czech). Městys Sovínky. Retrieved 2023-01-06.

[5] "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Mladá Boleslav" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 17–18.

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

[7] "Sovínky (Česko)" (in Czech). Středočeská vědecká knihovna v Kladně. Retrieved 2023-01-06.

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