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Luštěnice

Coordinates: 50°19′23″N 14°56′12″E / 50.32306°N 14.93667°E / 50.32306; 14.93667
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Luštěnice
Aerial view
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Coat of arms of Luštěnice
Luštěnice is located in Czech Republic
Luštěnice
Luštěnice
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°19′23″N 14°56′12″E / 50.32306°N 14.93667°E / 50.32306; 14.93667
Country Czech Republic
RegionCentral Bohemian
DistrictMladá Boleslav
First mentioned1268
Area
 • Total
14.78 km2 (5.71 sq mi)
Elevation
209 m (686 ft)
Population
 (2024-01-01)[1]
 • Total
2,255
 • Density150/km2 (400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC 1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC 2 (CEST)
Postal code
294 42
Websitewww.lustenice.cz

Luštěnice is a municipality and village in Mladá Boleslav District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,300 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

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The villages of Voděrady and Zelená are administrative parts of Luštěnice.

Etymology

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The initial name of the village was Luščinice, meaning "the village of Luščina's people". The name was then distorted to Luščenice and from the early 15th century, it is called Luštěnice.[2]

Geography

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Luštěnice is located about 10 kilometres (6 mi) south of Mladá Boleslav and 38 km (24 mi) northeast of Prague. It lies in the Jizera Table. The highest point is at 241 m (791 ft) above sea level. The Vlkava River flows through the municipality.

History

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The first written mention of Luštěnice is from 1268. From 1570 to 1739, the village was part of the Kosmonosy estate, owned were the Czernin family. In 1739, Luštěnice was purchased by Josef Scherzer of Kleinmühl. He had built the Luštěnice Castle around 1740. The Gallas family owned the village from 1774 to 1805, then they sold it to the Nostitz family.[3][4]

Demographics

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Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869814—    
1880985 21.0%
18901,061 7.7%
19001,190 12.2%
19101,230 3.4%
YearPop.±%
19211,242 1.0%
19301,248 0.5%
19501,180−5.4%
19611,274 8.0%
19701,116−12.4%
YearPop.±%
1980858−23.1%
1991818−4.7%
20011,380 68.7%
20112,194 59.0%
20212,273 3.6%
Source: Censuses[5][6]

Transport

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Main road

The I/38 road (the section from Mladá Boleslav to Nymburk) passes through the municipality.

Luštěnice is located on the railway line Mladá Boleslav–Nymburk.[7]

Sights

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Church of Saint Martin and the castle

The main landmark of Luštěnice is the Church of Saint Martin. It is a Baroque church from 1739 that replaced the old parish church.[3][8]

The Luštěnice Castle is a late Baroque building from the 18th century, built on the site of an old fortress. From 1805, the castle was used as an administrative building and fell into disrepair. Today it is unused, but it is gradually being repaired.[4][9]

References

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  1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
  2. ^ Profous, Antonín (1949). Místní jména v Čechách II: CH–L (in Czech). p. 697.
  3. ^ a b "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Luštěnice. Retrieved 2023-01-24.
  4. ^ a b "Historie" (in Czech). Luštěnice Castle. Retrieved 2023-01-24.
  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. ^ "Detail stanice Luštěnice" (in Czech). České dráhy. Retrieved 2024-02-09.
  8. ^ "Kostel sv. Martina" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-04-06.
  9. ^ "Zámek" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-01-24.
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