Mukařov (Prague-East District)

Mukařov
Mukařov
Municipality
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	Flag Coat of arms
	Mukařov Location in the Czech Republic
	Coordinates: 49°59′28″N 14°44′30″E / 49.99111°N 14.74167°E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Central Bohemian
District	Prague-East
First mentioned	1352
Area
• Total	6.33 km2 (2.44 sq mi)
Elevation	427 m (1,401 ft)
Population (2023-01-01)
• Total	2,935
• Density	460/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	251 62
Website	www.mukarov.cz

Mukařov is a municipality and village in Prague-East District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,900 inhabitants.

Administrative parts[edit]

The villages of Srbín and Žernovka are administrative parts of Mukařov.

Etymology[edit]

The village was named after Knight Mukar, who is its probable founder.^[2]

Geography[edit]

Mukařov is located about 17 kilometres (11 mi) east of Prague. It lies in the Benešov Uplands. The highest point is at 469 m (1,539 ft) above sea level. The Výmola stream originates here and supplies the Návesní fishpond. The second pond in the territory of Mukařov is Požár, supplied by the Jevanský potok.

History[edit]

After 1158, King Vladislaus II donated the area of today's Mukařov to Knight Mukar, but evidence of the existence of the village does not appear in the following centuries. The first written mention of Mukařov is from 1352, when it was part of the Tehov estate. In 1513, the Tehov estate with Mukařov was bought by the Slavata of Chlum and Košumberk family and was annexed to the Černý Kostelec estate. From that time until the establishment of an independent municipality, it shared the fate and owners with Kostelec. During the Thirty Years' War, the region was badly damaged and was only slowly restored.^[2]

Demographics[edit]

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	412	—
1880	441	+7.0%
1890	447	+1.4%
1900	442	−1.1%
1910	521	+17.9%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	610	+17.1%
1930	698	+14.4%
1950	782	+12.0%
1961	938	+19.9%
1970	932	−0.6%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	1,033	+10.8%
1991	995	−3.7%
2001	1,232	+23.8%
2011	2,196	+78.2%
2021	2,904	+32.2%

Source: Censuses^[3]^[4]

Economy[edit]

Mukařov is known for a granite quarry.^[5]

Transport[edit]

The I/2 road from Prague to Kutná Hora and Pardubice passes through the municipality.

Sights[edit]

The main landmark of Mukařov is the Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. A Gothic church with Baroque modifications was demolished in 1890 and the current church was built in the neo-Gothic style on its site in 1890–1893. It was built from granite that was quarried in the territory of Mukařov.^[6]

References[edit]

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
^ ^a ^b "Mukařov" (in Czech). Obec Mukařov. Retrieved 2024-01-18.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Praha-východ" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 7–8.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
^ "Lom Žernovka" (in Czech). Lom Žernovka s.r.o. Retrieved 2024-01-18.
^ "Kostel Nanebevzetí Panny Marie" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-01-18.

External links[edit]

Official website

[1] "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.

[history-2] "Mukařov" (in Czech). Obec Mukařov. Retrieved 2024-01-18.

[3] "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Praha-východ" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 7–8.

[4] "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.

[5] "Lom Žernovka" (in Czech). Lom Žernovka s.r.o. Retrieved 2024-01-18.

[6] "Kostel Nanebevzetí Panny Marie" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-01-18.

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