Domousnice

Domousnice
Domousnice
Municipality
	Domousnice Castle
	Domousnice Location in the Czech Republic
	Coordinates: 50°23′39″N 15°6′6″E / 50.39417°N 15.10167°E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Central Bohemian
District	Mladá Boleslav
First mentioned	1290
Area
• Total	9.31 km2 (3.59 sq mi)
Elevation	270 m (890 ft)
Population (2024-01-01)
• Total	313
• Density	34/km2 (87/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal codes	294 04, 294 48
Website	domousnice.cz

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

Administrative parts

The village of Skyšice is an administrative part of Domousnice. It forms an exclave of the municipal territory.

Etymology

The initial name of the village was Domahostice and was derived from the personal name Domahost, meaning "the village of Domahost's people". Gradually, the name was distorted into its current form.^[2]

Geography

Domousnice is located about 13 kilometres (8 mi) east of Mladá Boleslav and 52 km (32 mi) northeast of Prague. It lies in the Jičín Uplands. The highest point is at 375 m (1,230 ft) above sea level. The stream Hasinský potok flows through the municipality and supplies a fishpond in the centre of Domousnice.

History

The first written mention of Domousnice is from 1290.^[2] It was a small estate owned by various less important noble families.^[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	794	—
1880	692	−12.8%
1890	674	−2.6%
1900	633	−6.1%
1910	612	−3.3%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	640	+4.6%
1930	602	−5.9%
1950	454	−24.6%
1961	429	−5.5%
1970	393	−8.4%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	309	−21.4%
1991	231	−25.2%
2001	234	+1.3%
2011	258	+10.3%
2021	288	+11.6%

Source: Censuses^[4]^[5]

Transport

There are no major roads passing through the municipality. The railway that runs through the municipality is unused.

Sights

The main landmark of Domousnice is the Domousnice Castle. It was built in the Baroque style in the mid-18th century and modified in the 20th century. It is surrounded by a park.^[6]

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
^ ^a ^b Profous, Antonín (1947). Místní jména v Čechách I: A–H (in Czech). pp. 434–435.
^ "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Domousnice. Retrieved 2024-06-05.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
^ "Zámek" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-06-05.

External links

Official website

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

[profous-2] Profous, Antonín (1947). Místní jména v Čechách I: A–H (in Czech). pp. 434–435.

[3] "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Domousnice. Retrieved 2024-06-05.

[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] "Zámek" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-06-05.

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