Tuřice 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 500 inhabitants.

Administrative division

Tuřice consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Tuřice (376) *

Sobětuchy Sobětuchy is a municipality and village in Chrudim District in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic The Czech Republic, also known as Czechia, and historically known as Bohemia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country ...

(76)

Etymology

The name is derived from the adjective ''tuří'' (from ''tur'', meaning ''

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'').

Geography

Tuřice is located about 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 a flat landscape in the

Jizera Table The Jizera Table () is a plateau and a geomorphological mesoregion of the Czech Republic. It is located mostly in the Central Bohemian Region, northeast of Prague. Geomorphology The Jizera Table is a mesoregion of the Central Bohemian Table wit ...

. The municipality is situated on the right bank of the Jizera River, which forms the eastern municipal border.

History

The first written mention of Tuřice is from 1194. Sobětuchy was first mentioned in 1488. From the 14th century until establishment of a sovereign municipality in 1850, the area was part of the Brandýs estate and shared its owners and destiny.

Demographics

Transport

The D10 motorway from Prague to

Turnov Turnov (; ) is a town in Semily District in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 15,000 inhabitants. It is a traditional centre for gemstone polishing, glass craftsmanship and arts. The historic town centre is well preserved and ...

passes through the municipality.

Sights

There are no protected cultural monuments in the municipality.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Turice Villages in Mladá Boleslav District