Lhotky
Lhotky | |
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Side street | |
| Coordinates: 50°23′47″N 15°3′11″E / 50.39639°N 15.05306°E | |
| Country | |
| Region | Central Bohemian |
| District | Mladá Boleslav |
| First mentioned | 1406 |
| Area | |
• Total | 5.44 km2 (2.10 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 278 m (912 ft) |
| Population (2026-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 161 |
| • Density | 29.6/km2 (76.7/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 294 06 |
| Website | lhotky |
Lhotky is a municipality and village in Mladá Boleslav District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants.
Administrative division
[edit]Lhotky consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):[2]
- Lhotky (135)
- Řehnice (31)
Etymology
[edit]The name is a diminutive and plural form of Lhota, a common name of Czech villages.
Geography
[edit]Lhotky is located about 9 kilometres (6 mi) east of Mladá Boleslav and 49 km (30 mi) northeast of Prague. It lies in the Jičín Uplands. The highest point is the hill Křemenice at 336 m (1,102 ft) above sea level. There are several small fishponds in the municipality, supplied by the Trnávka Stream.
History
[edit]The first written mention of Lhotky is from 1406. For most of its history, the village belonged to the Březno estate.[3]
Demographics
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Transport
[edit]There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
Sights
[edit]The only protected cultural monument in the municipality is a set of a stone crucifix from the second half of the 18th century with a small wooden belfry.[6]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Population in municipalities as at 1. 1". DataStat. Czech Statistical Office. 2026-05-18.
- ↑ "Public Census 2021 – basic data". Public Database (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2022.
- ↑ "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Lhotky. Retrieved 2024-06-05.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Lhotky". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-06-05.