Dolní Beřkovice

Dolní Beřkovice
Municipality
Míru Square
Míru Square
Flag of Dolní Beřkovice
Flag
Coat of arms of Dolní Beřkovice
Coat of arms
Dolní Beřkovice is located in Czech Republic
Dolní Beřkovice
Dolní Beřkovice
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°23′36″N 14°27′1″E / 50.39333°N 14.45028°E / 50.39333; 14.45028
Country Czech Republic
RegionCentral Bohemian
DistrictMělník
First mentioned1318
Area
 • Total
12.48 km2 (4.82 sq mi)
Elevation
158 m (518 ft)
Population
 (2024-01-01)[1]
 • Total
1,588
 • Density130/km2 (330/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
277 01
Websitewww.dolniberkovice.cz

Dolní Beřkovice (German: Unter Berschkowitz) is a municipality and village in Mělník District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,600 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The villages of Podvlčí and Vliněves are administrative parts of Dolní Beřkovice.

Geography

Dolní Beřkovice is located about 3 kilometres (2 mi) north of Mělník and 30 km (19 mi) north of Prague. It lies on the border between the Lower Ohře Table and Central Elbe Table. The municipality is situated on the left bank of the Elbe River.

History

The first written mention of Dolní Beřkovice is from 1318. Between 1452 and 1597, the village was property of the Lords of Šebířov. The Knights of Blevice and Nosovice owned the village from 1597, but their properties were confiscated after the Battle of White Mountain. Polyxena of Lobkowicz acquired Dolní Beřkovice in 1622 and until the establishment of an independent municipality, the estate was continuously owned by the Lobkowicz family.[2]

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
18691,368—    
18801,550+13.3%
18901,660+7.1%
19001,687+1.6%
19101,711+1.4%
YearPop.±%
19211,703−0.5%
19301,687−0.9%
19501,503−10.9%
19611,580+5.1%
19701,573−0.4%
YearPop.±%
19801,465−6.9%
19911,201−18.0%
20011,308+8.9%
20111,449+10.8%
20211,505+3.9%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

Transport

Dolní Beřkovice is located on the railway line Prague–Ústí nad Labem.[5]

Sights

Church of the Beheading of Saint John the Baptist in Vliněves

The main landmark is the Dolní Beřkovice Castle. It was originally a fortress, rebuilt into a Renaissance castle in 1606. In 1853, it was rebuilt in the Neo-Renaissance style.[6] Today the castle is owned by the Thurn und Taxis family.[2]

The Church of the Beheading of Saint John the Baptist is located in Vliněves. It is a neo-Romanesque church, built in 1864–1866 on the site of an old Romanesque church.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
  2. ^ a b "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Dolní Beřkovice. Retrieved 2023-03-21.
  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. ^ "Detail stanice Dolní Beřkovice" (in Czech). České dráhy. Retrieved 2024-06-26.
  6. ^ "Zámek" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-03-21.
  7. ^ "Kostel Stětí sv. Jana Křtitele" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-03-21.
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