Mohelnice nad Jizerou

Mohelnice nad Jizerou is a municipality and village in Mladá Boleslav District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 100 inhabitants.

Mohelnice nad Jizerou
Municipality
Centre of Mohelnice nad Jizerou
Mohelnice nad Jizerou Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°33′35″N 14°58′39″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Central Bohemian
District	Mladá Boleslav
First mentioned	1352
Area
• Total	2.68 km2 (1.03 sq mi)
Elevation	232 m (761 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	95
• Density	35/km2 (92/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	294 13
Website	www.mohelnice-nad-jizerou.cz

Administrative division

Mohelnice nad Jizerou consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):^[2]

• Mohelnice nad Jizerou (76)
• Podhora (19)

Etymology

The name was derived from the name of the Mohelka river, which was initially called Mohelnice. The name of the river was derived from the word mohyla (i.e. 'mound', but formerly also 'hill'; so the word mohelnice meant "water flowing between hills").^[3]

Geography

Mohelnice nad Jizerou is located about 15 kilometres (9 mi) north of Mladá Boleslav and 60 km (37 mi) northeast of Prague. It lies on the border between the Jičín Uplands and Jizera Table. The highest point is at 328 m (1,076 ft) above sea level. The municipality is situated at the confluence of the Jizera and Mohelka rivers.

History

The first written mention of Mohelnice nad Jizerou is from 1352.^[4]

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 388 —     1880 261 −32.7% 1890 270 +3.4% 1900 233 −13.7% 1910 279 +19.7%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 288 +3.2% 1930 247 −14.2% 1950 153 −38.1% 1961 175 +14.4% 1970 144 −17.7%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 109 −24.3% 1991 81 −25.7% 2001 77 −4.9% 2011 89 +15.6% 2021 95 +6.7%
Source: Censuses[5][6]

Transport

There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.

Sights

Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary

The main landmark of Mohelnice nad Jizerou is the Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. It is a tribune church, built in the Romanesque style in the mid-12th century.^[7]

References

1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
2. "Public Census 2021 – basic data". Public Database (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2022.
3. Profous, Antonín (1951). Místní jména v Čechách III: M–Ř (in Czech). pp. 122–123.
4. "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Mohelnice nad Jizerou. Retrieved 2024-06-06.
5. "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
6. "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
7. "Kostel Nanebevzetí Panny Marie" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-06-06.

External links

• Official website