Mukařov | |
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: | 50.5692°N 14.9258°W |
Established Title: | First mentioned |
Established Date: | 1352 |
Area Total Km2: | 11.02 |
Elevation M: | 307 |
Population As Of: | 2024-01-01 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 211 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | CET |
Utc Offset1: | +1 |
Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 295 01 |
Mukařov is a municipality and village in Mladá Boleslav District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants.
The villages of Borovice and Vicmanov are administrative parts of Mukařov.
Mukařov is located about 16km (10miles) north of Mladá Boleslav and 60km (40miles) northeast of Prague. It lies on the border between the Jizera Table and Jičín Uplands. The highest point is the hill Orlí at 381m (1,250feet) above sea level. The Zábrdka Stream flows through the municipality.
The first written mention of Mukařov is from 1352. Mukařov, Borovice and Vicmanov were all founded during the colonization by Cistercian monks from the monastery in nearby Klášter Hradiště nad Jizerou.[2]
There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
The main landmark is the Church of Saint Lawrence. It is a cemetery church of medieval origin. It was rebuilt in the Neoclassical style in the 18th and 19th centuries.[3]