Běrunice is a municipality and village in Nymburk District in the

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of the

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. It has about 900 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

Villages of Běruničky, Slibovice, Velké Výkleky and Vlkov nad Lesy are administrative parts of Běrunice.

Geography

Běrunice is located about east of Nymburk and east of

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. Most of the municipal territory lies in a flat agricultural landscape in the

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. However, the northeastern part extends into the

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and includes the highest point of Běrunice at above sea level. The Štítarský Stream flows through the municipality.

History

The first written mention of Běrunice is from 1354. The nearby villages of Běruničky and Nový were historically administered by Běrunice, but Nový was attached to

Městec Králové Městec Králové (; german: Königstädtel meaning “King’s town”) is a town in Nymburk District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,800 inhabitants. Administrative parts Villages of Nový and Vinice are admi ...

in 1950. In 1965, the municipalities of Slibovice, Velké Výkleky, Vlkov nad Lesy and

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were merged with Běrunice, but Kněžičky became independent again in 1990.

Sights

The landmark of Běrunice is the Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary. It is a simple Baroque church from 1718, which replaced a demolished medieval church from the 14th century.

Notable people

František Janda František Janda (10 September 1886 – 2 March 1956) was a Czechoslovak architect and urban planner, in which capacity he authored many regulation designs. Janda studied under the tutelage of Jan Kotěra at the Academy of Arts, Architecture a ...

(1886–1956), architect and urban planner

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