Lhotky is a municipality and village in Mladá Boleslav District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants.
Lhotky | |
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  Lhotky Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 50°23′47″N 15°3′11″E / 50.39639°N 15.05306°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Central Bohemian |
| District | Mladá Boleslav |
| First mentioned | 1406 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5.44 km2 (2.10 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 278 m (912 ft) |
| Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 161 |
| • Density | 30/km2 (77/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 294 06 |
| Website | lhotky |
Administrative parts
editThe village of Řehnice is an administrative part of Lhotky.
Etymology
editThe name is a diminutive and plural form of the common name of Czech villages Lhota.
Geography
editLhotky 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 Brook.
History
editThe first written mention of Lhotky is from 1406. For most of its history, the village belonged to the Březno estate.[2]
Demographics
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Transport
editThere are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
Sights
editLhotky is poor in monuments. The only protected cultural monument is a set of a stone crucifix from the second half of the 18th century with a small wooden belfry.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- ^ "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.
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