Bílá Hlína

Bílá Hlína
Municipality
Fields in front of Bílá Hlína
Fields in front of Bílá Hlína
Bílá Hlína is located in Czech Republic
Bílá Hlína
Bílá Hlína
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°31′57″N 14°55′31″E / 50.53250°N 14.92528°E / 50.53250; 14.92528
Country Czech Republic
RegionCentral Bohemian
DistrictMladá Boleslav
Founded1712
Area
 • Total
8.57 km2 (3.31 sq mi)
Elevation
278 m (912 ft)
Population
 (2024-01-01)[1]
 • Total
115
 • Density13/km2 (35/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
295 01
Websitewww.bilahlina.cz

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

Etymology

The name means "white clay" and is derived from the white clay soil where the village was founded.[2]

Geography

Bílá Hlína is located about 12 kilometres (7 mi) west of Mladá Boleslav and 55 km (34 mi) northeast of Prague. It lies in the Jizera Table. Most of the municipal territory is formed by the Klokočka deer park.

History

Bílá Hlína was founded in 1712 and belongs to the youngest villages in the region.[2]

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869250—    
1880249−0.4%
1890258+3.6%
1900244−5.4%
1910204−16.4%
YearPop.±%
1921218+6.9%
1930221+1.4%
1950150−32.1%
1961144−4.0%
1970149+3.5%
YearPop.±%
1980137−8.1%
1991100−27.0%
200199−1.0%
2011103+4.0%
2021120+16.5%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

Transport

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

Sights

There are no protected cultural monuments in the municipality.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
  2. ^ a b "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Bílá Hlína. Retrieved 2022-05-02.
  3. ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
  4. ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
  5. ^ "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Bílá Hlína". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-07-23.
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