Svatý Mikuláš is a municipality and village in Kutná Hora District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 900 inhabitants. It is known for the Kačina Castle.
Svatý Mikuláš | |
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 Kačina Castle | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Svatý Mikuláš Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 49°59′27″N 15°21′2″E / 49.99083°N 15.35056°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Central Bohemian |
| District | Kutná Hora |
| First mentioned | 1307 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 17.83 km2 (6.88 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 206 m (676 ft) |
| Population (2023-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 929 |
| • Density | 52/km2 (130/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 284 01 |
| Website | www |
Administrative parts edit
The villages of Lišice, Sulovice and Svatá Kateřina are administrative parts of Svatý Mikuláš. Lišice and Sulovice form an exclave of the municipal territory.
Etymology edit
The name means "Saint Nicholas".
Geography edit
Svatý Mikuláš is located about 6 kilometres (4 mi) northeast of Kutná Hora and 30 km (19 mi) west of Pardubice. It lies in the Central Elbe Table. The Elbe River briefly flows through the northern part of the municipal territory.
History edit
The first written mention of Svatý Mikuláš is from 1307.[2]
Demographics edit
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Transport edit
The I/2 road (the section from Kutná Hora to Pardubice) passes through the municipality.
Sights edit
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Svatý Mikuláš is known for the Kačina Castle, protected as a national cultural monument. It is considered the most important Czech building in the Empire style. It was built in 1802–1823 and consists of three parts, the main building and two wings. Today it is used by National Museum of Agriculture, which opened here the Czech Countryside Museum. In the left wing is a never-finished castle chapel and a castle theatre completed in the middle of the 19th century. In the right wing is the Chotek Library with more than 40,000 volumes of educational and beautiful literature from the 16th–19th centuries.[5][6]
The Church of Saint Nicholas probably dates from the turn of the 13th and 14th centuries. It is a Gothic church with neo-Gothic modifications from 1872.[7]
References edit
- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
- ^ "Svatý Mikuláš" (in Czech). Obec Svatý Mikuláš. Retrieved 2023-03-16.
- ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Kutná Hora" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 13–14.
- ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
- ^ "Historie zámku Kačina" (in Czech). National Museum of Agriculture. Retrieved 2022-05-28.
- ^ "Zámek Kačina" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-03-16.
- ^ "Kostel sv. Mikuláše" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-03-16.
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