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Borová Lada

Coordinates: 48°59′24″N 13°39′36″E / 48.99000°N 13.66000°E / 48.99000; 13.66000
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Borová Lada
Municipality
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Coat of arms of Borová Lada
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Borová Lada is located in Czech Republic
Borová Lada
Borová Lada
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 48°59′24″N 13°39′36″E / 48.99000°N 13.66000°E / 48.99000; 13.66000
Country Czech Republic
RegionSouth Bohemian
DistrictPrachatice
Founded1750
Area
 • Total
68.94 km2 (26.62 sq mi)
Elevation
895 m (2,936 ft)
Population
 (2024-01-01)[1]
 • Total
275
 • Density4.0/km2 (10/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal codes
384 92, 385 01
Websitewww.borova-lada.cz

Borová Lada (German: Ferchenhaid) is a municipality and village in Prachatice District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

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The villages and hamlets of Černá Lada, Knížecí Pláně, Nový Svět, Paseka, Šindlov, Svinná Lada and Zahrádky are administrative parts of Borová Lada.

Etymology

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The original German name Ferchenhaid was derived from the words Föhre ('pine') and Heide ('wasteland'). The Czech name is a translation of the German one.[2]

Geography

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Borová Lada is located about 25 kilometres (16 mi) west of Prachatice and 60 km (37 mi) west of České Budějovice, on the border with Germany. It lies in the Bohemian Forest and mostly in the Šumava National Park. The highest point is the mountain Světlá hora at 1,123 m (3,684 ft) above sea level. The Teplá Vltava River flows through the municipality. The Volyňka River originates in the woods on the slope of the Světlá hora. The territory is densely forested. There are moors in the northern part of the municipality.

History

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Borová Lada was founded around 1750, It was founded on the initiative of the owner of this territory, Prince Adam Franz of Schwarzenberg. In 1855, the population comprised 230 people, and in 1930 384 people, most of them ethnic Germans. After World War II, they were expelled.[3]

Demographics

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Historical population
YearPop.±%
18692,066—    
18802,233+8.1%
18902,265+1.4%
19002,202−2.8%
19102,133−3.1%
YearPop.±%
19212,138+0.2%
19302,049−4.2%
1950317−84.5%
1961277−12.6%
1970264−4.7%
YearPop.±%
1980243−8.0%
1991278+14.4%
2001284+2.2%
2011276−2.8%
2021260−5.8%
Source: Censuses[4][5]

Transport

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Municipal office

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

Sights

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Borová Lada is poor in monuments. The only protected cultural monument is the house No. 11, a rural house from the first half of the 19th century.[6]

References

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  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. 536.
  3. ^ "Historie obce Borová Lada" (in Czech). Obec Borová Lada. Retrieved 2022-08-17.
  4. ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
  5. ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
  6. ^ "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Borová Lada". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-07-17.
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