Bořanovice
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Bořanovice |
| settlement_type | Municipality |
| image_skyline | Bořanovice, Pivovarská str.jpg |
| image_caption | Pivovarská street |
| image_flag | Flag of Boranovice.svg |
| image_shield | Bořanovice CoA CZ.png |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | |
| subdivision_type1 | Region |
| subdivision_name1 | Central Bohemian |
| subdivision_type2 | District |
| subdivision_name2 | Prague-East |
| pushpin_map | Czech Republic |
| pushpin_relief | 1 |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location in the Czech Republic |
| coordinates | |
| established_title | First mentioned |
| established_date | 1227 |
| area_total_km2 | 5.35 |
| elevation_m | 249 |
| population_as_of | 2025-01-01 |
| population_footnotes | |
| population_total | 969 |
| population_density_km2 | auto |
| timezone1 | CET |
| utc_offset1 | +1 |
| timezone1_DST | CEST |
| utc_offset1_DST | +2 |
| postal_code_type | Postal code |
| postal_code | 250 65 |
| website | |
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| name = Bořanovice | other_name = | settlement_type = Municipality | image_skyline = Bořanovice, Pivovarská str.jpg | image_caption = Pivovarská street | image_flag = Flag of Boranovice.svg | image_shield = Bořanovice CoA CZ.png | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = | subdivision_type1 = Region | subdivision_name1 = Central Bohemian | subdivision_type2 = District | subdivision_name2 = Prague-East | image_map = | map_caption = | pushpin_map = Czech Republic | pushpin_relief = 1 | pushpin_map_caption = Location in the Czech Republic | coordinates = | coordinates_footnotes = | leader_title = | leader_name = | established_title = First mentioned | established_date = 1227 | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = 5.35 | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = 249 | population_as_of = 2025-01-01 | population_footnotes = | population_total = 969 | population_density_km2 = auto | timezone1 = CET | utc_offset1 = +1 | timezone1_DST = CEST | utc_offset1_DST = +2 | postal_code_type = Postal code | postal_code = 250 65 | area_code_type = | area_code = | website = | footnotes = Bořanovice is a municipality and village in Prague-East District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,000 inhabitants.
Administrative division
Bořanovice consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):
- Bořanovice (553)
- Pakoměřice (561)
Etymology
The name is derived from the personal name Bořan (an abbreviated form of Bořivoj), meaning "the village of Bořan's people".
Geography
Bořanovice is located about 6 km north of Prague. It lies mostly in an agricultural landscape of the Central Elbe Table, but the western part of the municipal territory extends into the Prague Plateau.
History
The first written mention of Bořanovice is from 1227. Pakoměřice was first documented in 1352, when the church was mentioned.
Demographics
|align=none|cols=3 |1869|367 |1880|491 |1890|509 |1900|486 |1910|508 |1921|485 |1930|565 |1950|514 |1961|579 |1970|511 |1980|532 |1991|410 |2001|466 |2011|820 |2021|1114 |source=Censuses}}
Transport
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The I/9 road (which connects the D8 motorway with Česká Lípa and the Czech-German border) passes through the municipality.
Sights
In Pakoměřice is the complex of a rural castle with the Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary. The church was originally a Gothic building, rebuilt in the Baroque style. The castle was originally a medieval fortress which underwent Renaissance, Baroque and Neoclassical modifications.
References
References
- (2025-05-16). "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2025". [[Czech Statistical Office]].
- (2022). "Public Census 2021 – basic data". [[Czech Statistical Office]].
- Profous, Antonín. (1947). "Místní jména v Čechách I: A–H".
- "Historie obce". Obec Bořanovice.
- (2015-12-21). "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011". [[Czech Statistical Office]].
- (2021-03-27). "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". [[Czech Statistical Office]].
- "Zámek s kostelem". National Heritage Institute.
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