Horky nad Jizerou is a municipality and village in Mladá Boleslav District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants.

Horky nad Jizerou
View from the south
View from the south
Flag of Horky nad Jizerou
Coat of arms of Horky nad Jizerou
Horky nad Jizerou is located in Czech Republic
Horky nad Jizerou
Horky nad Jizerou
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°19′38″N 14°51′22″E / 50.32722°N 14.85611°E / 50.32722; 14.85611
Country Czech Republic
RegionCentral Bohemian
DistrictMladá Boleslav
First mentioned1505
Area
 • Total4.15 km2 (1.60 sq mi)
Elevation
215 m (705 ft)
Population
 (2023-01-01)[1]
 • Total603
 • Density150/km2 (380/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
294 73
Websitewww.horkynj.cz

Geography edit

Horky nad Jizerou is located about 10 km (6 mi) south of Mladá Boleslav and 33 km (21 mi) northeast of Prague. It lies in a flat agricultural landscape in the Jizera Table. The municipality is situated on the right bank of the Jizera River, which forms the eastern municipal border.

Demographics edit

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869549—    
1880588+7.1%
1890608+3.4%
1900658+8.2%
1910643−2.3%
1921627−2.5%
1930640+2.1%
1950554−13.4%
1961499−9.9%
1970483−3.2%
1980443−8.3%
1991384−13.3%
2001405+5.5%
2011488+20.5%
2021570+16.8%
Source: Censuses[2][3]

References edit

  1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
  2. ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Mladá Boleslav" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 7–8.
  3. ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.

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