Kropáčova Vrutice is a municipality and village in Mladá Boleslav District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 900 inhabitants.
Kropáčova Vrutice | |
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 Western part of Kropáčova Vrutice | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Kropáčova Vrutice Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 50°19′50″N 14°43′3″E / 50.33056°N 14.71750°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Central Bohemian |
| District | Mladá Boleslav |
| First mentioned | 1385 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 24.09 km2 (9.30 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 225 m (738 ft) |
| Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 943 |
| • Density | 39/km2 (100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 294 79 |
| Website | www |
Administrative parts
editThe villages of Kojovice, Krpy, Střížovice and Sušno are administrative parts of Kropáčova Vrutice. Kojovice forms an exclave of the municipal territory.
Geography
editKropáčova Vrutice is located about 16 kilometres (10 mi) southwest of Mladá Boleslav and 28 km (17 mi) northeast of Prague. It lies in the Jizera Table.
History
editThe first written mention of Vrutice is from 1385. During the rule of the Kropáč family in the 17th century, the village was renamed Kropáčova Vrutice.[2]
Demographics
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Transport
editThe I/16 road, which connects the D10 motorway with Mělník, passes through the municipality.
Kropáčova Vrutice is located on the railway line Prague–Turnov.[5]
Sights
editThe main landmark is the Church of the Beheading of Saint John the Baptist in Krpy. It is a Gothic church from the 14th century, which was modified in the Baroque style and then in 1900 in the Purist style.[6]
Notable people
edit- Miroslav Tyrš (1832–1884), sports organizer, cofounder of Sokol; grew up here
- Josef Kořenský (1847–1938), traveller, educator and writer
References
edit- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- ^ "Pohlednice z minulosti: Historie Kropáčovy Vrutice" (in Czech). Deník.cz. 2019-06-16. Retrieved 2023-03-14.
- ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Mladá Boleslav" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 9–10.
- ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
- ^ "Detail stanice Kropáčova Vrutice" (in Czech). České dráhy. Retrieved 2024-02-09.
- ^ "Kostel Stětí sv. Jana Křtitele" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-03-14.
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