Chocnějovice Explained

Chocnějovice
Settlement Type:Municipality
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Central Bohemian
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Mladá Boleslav
Pushpin Map:Czech Republic
Pushpin Relief:1
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates:50.5769°N 14.9714°W
Established Title:First mentioned
Established Date:1322
Area Total Km2:13.34
Elevation M:290
Population As Of:2024-01-01
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:428
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:CET
Utc Offset1:+1
Timezone1 Dst:CEST
Utc Offset1 Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:294 13

Chocnějovice is a municipality and village in Mladá Boleslav District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The villages and hamlets of Buda, Buřínsko 1.díl, Buřínsko 2.díl, Drahotice, Ouč, Rostkov and Sovenice are administrative parts of Chocnějovice.

Geography

Chocnějovice is located about north of Mladá Boleslav and 19km (12miles) south of Liberec. It lies in the Jičín Uplands. The highest point is the hill Nadskalí at 390m (1,280feet) above sea level. The Mohelka River flows through the municipality. the Jizera River briefly flows along the southern municipal border.

History

The first written mention of Chocnějovice is from 1322. From 1695 until the establishment of an independent municipality in 1850, the area was part of the Mnichovo Hradiště estate, owned by the Waldstein family.[2]

Transport

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

Sights

The main landmark of Chocnějovice is the Church of Saint Gall. It is a cemetery church, built in the Romanesque style in the 13th century. It s current form is a result of the modifications from the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries.[3]

Notable people

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024. Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
  2. Web site: Z historie obce. Obec Chocnějovice. cs. 2023-03-26.
  3. Web site: Kostel sv. Havla. National Heritage Institute. cs. 2023-03-26.