Doubravčice

Doubravčice
Doubravčice
Municipality
	Centre with a restaurant
	Flag Coat of arms
	Doubravčice Location in the Czech Republic
	Coordinates: 50°1′20″N 14°47′35″E / 50.02222°N 14.79306°E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Central Bohemian
District	Kolín
First mentioned	1331
Area
• Total	9.18 km2 (3.54 sq mi)
Elevation	350 m (1,150 ft)
Population (2024-01-01)
• Total	1,353
• Density	150/km2 (380/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	282 01
Website	www.doubravcice.cz

Doubravčice is a municipality and village in Kolín District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,400 inhabitants.

Etymology[edit]

The name is derived from the personal nabe Doubravka, meaning "the village of Doubravka's people".^[2]

Geography[edit]

Doubravčice is located about 29 kilometres (18 mi) west of Kolín and 21 km (13 mi) east of Prague. It lies in the Benešov Uplands. The Šembera stream flows through the municipality.

History[edit]

The first written mention of Doubravčice is from 1331.^[3]

Demographics[edit]

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	343	—
1880	401	+16.9%
1890	366	−8.7%
1900	362	−1.1%
1910	395	+9.1%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	319	−19.2%
1930	306	−4.1%
1950	229	−25.2%
1961	232	+1.3%
1970	208	−10.3%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	203	−2.4%
1991	194	−4.4%
2001	205	+5.7%
2011	523	+155.1%
2021	1,211	+131.5%

Source: Censuses^[4]^[5]

Transport[edit]

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

Sights[edit]

Doubravčice is poor in monuments. The only protected cultural monuments is are two archaeological sites, one on the site of the extinct medieval village of Dolánky and one on the site of a Slavic gord from the early Middle Ages.^[6]

References[edit]

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
^ Profous, Antonín (1947). Místní jména v Čechách I: A–H (in Czech). p. 442.
^ "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Doubravčice. Retrieved 2024-05-27.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Kolín" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 3–4.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
^ "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Doubravčice". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-05-27.

External links[edit]

Official website

[1] "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.

[2] Profous, Antonín (1947). Místní jména v Čechách I: A–H (in Czech). p. 442.

[3] "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Doubravčice. Retrieved 2024-05-27.

[4] "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Kolín" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 3–4.

[5] "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.

[6] "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Doubravčice". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-05-27.

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