Kovanice
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 Czech Republic
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| Region : | Středočeský kraj | ||||
| District : | Nymburk | ||||
| Area : | 808 ha | ||||
| Geographic location : | 50 ° 10 ' N , 15 ° 4' E | ||||
| Height: | 183 m nm | ||||
| Residents : | 847 (Jan. 1, 2019) | ||||
| Postal code : | 288 02 | ||||
| License plate : | S. | ||||
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| Street: | Nymburk - Kolín | ||||
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| Status: | local community | ||||
| Districts: | 2 | ||||
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| Mayor : | Jaroslav Král (as of 2008) | ||||
| Address: | Kovanice 101 288 02 Nymburk 2 |
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| Municipality number: | 537373 | ||||
| Website : | www.kovanice.cz | ||||
Kovanice (German Kowanitz ) is a municipality in the Czech Republic. It is located three kilometers southeast of Nymburk and belongs to the Okres Nymburk .
geography
Kovanice is located on the left bank of the Elbe between the towns of Nymburk and Poděbrady . To the northwest lies the confluence of the Mrlina , to the west on the opposite bank of the Poděbradka mineral spring company. To the north are the remains of the Sánský kanál , on the right bank of the Elbe , whose mouth has been relocated since 1930. State road 38 between Nymburk and Kolín runs through Kovanice .
Neighboring towns are Nymburk and Budiměřice in the north, Křečkov in the northeast, Velké Zboží and Chvalovice in the southeast, Přední Lhota and Písková Lhota in the south, Hořátev and Zvěřínek in the southwest, Kopaník, Písty and Komestenárno in the north and Zwestenárno in the north.
history
The first written mention of Kovanice came in 1266 in connection with a Zudonna de Kowanietz . Between 1318 and 1323 the estate belonged to Bohuslav von Klučov and from 1376 to Elisabeth von Lichtenburg , the widow of Boček I of Podebrady . Chvalovice has also been documented since 1390; the estate was the ancestral seat of the Chvalovský family from Ledec. After their extinction in the male line Chvalovice came in 1582 to the Poděbrady rule.
Kovanice's owners have changed frequently since the 15th century. For a time the estate also belonged to the Poděbrad lordship, then to the Chvalovský von Ledec and since 1585 various lords. These included the Counts Colloredo, under whom Jews were allowed to move to Kavanice around 1660. In 1702 there were seven Jews living in the village. A wooden synagogue was built in the second half of the 18th century.
In 1780 the Chvalovice estate was parceled out in the course of raabization and the Neujahrsdorf family settlement was established west of Chvalovice. Part of the manor land was added to the Hořátev cadastre .
In 1829 there were 70 Jews in Kovanice, their number rose to 135 by 1848 and then fell sharply. After the fire in the synagogue, a new stone was built around 1840. In 1845, Georg Simon von Sina bought the Kovanice estate and added it to the Podebrady dominion.
After the abolition of patrimonial Kovanice and Chválovice (with New Year's Village ) formed two independent communities in the Poděbrady district from 1850 . Chvalovice and New Year's Village merged into one village at the beginning of the 20th century. The Jewish communities of Kovanice and Nymburk merged in 1875, and the seat of the community became Kovanice. In 1890 the religious community moved back to Nymburk and the Jewish community in Kovanice died out. The synagogue was sold in 1892 to a local trader who converted it into a residential building. In 1916, Josef Kohn, the last Jewish resident of Kovanice, died. Since 1949, both communities belonged to the Okres Nymburk. In 1961 Chvalovice was incorporated into Kovanice.
Community structure
The municipality of Kovanice consists of the districts Chvalovice ( Chwalowitz ) and Kovanice ( Kowanitz ) and the locality Nové Chvalovice ( New Year's Village ).
Attractions
- Church of St. Wenceslas, the Gothic brick building can be traced back to 1380. Between 1763 and 1772 the church was redesigned and expanded in baroque style. In 1897 the tower was repaired and the nave was extended. There are epitaphs of the Chvalovský family in the church. The image of St. Wenceslas in the nave is the work of the painter Wenceslaus Kramolín from around 1770.
- baroque statue of St. John of Nepomuk, from the middle of the 18th century
- Kovanice Castle, on the Elbe, the former fortress from the 16th century has lost much of its original character due to renovations
- The Jewish cemetery set up in the fields southwest of the village in 1830 was used as a burial place from 1833 to 1945. Among the 250 or so tombs is that of Franz Kafka's grandmother . The cemetery has been repaired since 1995. There is a memorial plaque at the entrance gate.
- Bell tower in Chvalovice
- Listed linden tree at the church
- former synagogue , now used as accommodation for seasonal workers
