Kněžmost is a municipality and village in

Mladá Boleslav District Mladá Boleslav District () is a district in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the city of Mladá Boleslav. Administrative division Mladá Boleslav District is divided into two administrative districts of municipal ...

in the

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of the

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. It has about 2,300 inhabitants.

Administrative division

Kněžmost consists of 15 municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Kněžmost (1,278) *Býčina (44) *Chlumín (50) *Čížovka (17) *Drhleny (56) *Koprník (101) *Lítkovice (60) *Malobratřice (111) *Násedlnice (77) *Solec (43) *Soleček (51) *Srbsko (41) *Suhrovice (92) *Úhelnice (115) *Žantov (61)

Etymology

The name is derived from ''knížecí most'', i.e. 'princely bridge'. The settlement was founded by an old princely bridge.

Geography

Kněžmost is located about east of

Mladá Boleslav Mladá Boleslav (; ) is a city in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 47,000 inhabitants. It lies on the left bank of the Jizera (river), Jizera River. Mladá Boleslav is the second most populated city in the region. I ...

and northeast of

Prague Prague ( ; ) is the capital and List of cities and towns in the Czech Republic, largest city of the Czech Republic and the historical capital of Bohemia. Prague, located on the Vltava River, has a population of about 1.4 million, while its P ...

. It lies in the

Jičín Uplands The Jičín Uplands () are uplands and a geomorphological mesoregion of the Czech Republic. It is located in the Hradec Králové, Liberec and Central Bohemian regions. Geomorphology The Jičín Uplands are a mesoregion of the North Bohemian ...

. The highest point is the hill Větrák at above sea level. The Kněžmostka stream flows through the municipality and supplies several fishponds. The northern part of the territory lies in the

Bohemian Paradise Bohemian Paradise () is a natural and cultural region in the Czech Republic. It is a designated protected landscape area with an area of . Bohemian Paradise is also the name of a geopark with an area of , which is the only UNESCO Global Geopark ...

Protected Landscape Area.

History

The first written mention of Kněžmost is from 1380, but the customs office was here already in 1316.

Demographics

Transport

The railway from

Bakov nad Jizerou Bakov nad Jizerou () is a town in Mladá Boleslav District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 5,400 inhabitants. Administrative division Bakov nad Jizerou consists of 13 municipal parts (in brackets population accor ...

to Dolní Bousov passes through the territory, but it is not used.

Sights

The main landmark of Kněžmost is the Church of Saint Francis of Assisi. It was built in the Empire style in 1838–1843.

Notable people

Jiří Lehečka Jiří Lehečka (; born 8 November 2001) is a Czech professional tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 22, achieved on 24 February 2025, and a doubles ranking of No. 144, achieved on 15 January 2024. He has won two ...

(born 2001), tennis player

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Knezmost Villages in Mladá Boleslav District