Katusice

Municipality in Central Bohemian, Czech Republic

Katusice

Municipality

Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary

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Katusice

Location in the Czech Republic

Coordinates: 50°26′43″N 14°46′39″E﻿ / ﻿50.44528°N 14.77750°E﻿ / 50.44528; 14.77750
Country|  Czech Republic
Region| Central Bohemian
District| Mladá Boleslav
First mentioned| 1352
Area

• Total

| 16.13 km2 (6.23 sq mi)
Elevation

| 308 m (1,010 ft)
Population

(2024-01-01)[1]

• Total

| 831
• Density| 52/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal codes|

294 25, 294 26

Website| obec-katusice.cz

Katusice is a municipality and village in Mladá Boleslav District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 800 inhabitants.

## Administrative division

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Katusice consists of five municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):[2]

* Katusice (639)
* Doubravice (19)
* Spikaly (77)
* Trnová (43)
* Valovice (50)

Doubravice and Trnová form an exclave of the municipal territory.

## Etymology

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The name is derived from the personal name Katous, meaning "the village of Katous' people".[3]

## Geography

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Katusice is located about 10 kilometres (6 mi) west of Mladá Boleslav and 41 km (25 mi) northeast of Prague. It lies in the Jizera Table. The highest point is the hill Bezvel at 340 m (1,120 ft) above sea level.

## History

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The first written mention of Katusice is from 1352, when the local church was documented.[4]

## Demographics

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Historical population| Year| Pop.| ±%

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1869| 1,016| —
1880| 1,118| +10.0%
1890| 1,145| +2.4%
1900| 1,139| −0.5%
1910| 1,216| +6.8%
| Year| Pop.| ±%

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1921| 1,283| +5.5%
1930| 1,252| −2.4%
1950| 873| −30.3%
1961| 980| +12.3%
1970| 910| −7.1%
| Year| Pop.| ±%

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1980| 806| −11.4%
1991| 786| −2.5%
2001| 796| +1.3%
2011| 785| −1.4%
2021| 828| +5.5%
Source: Censuses[5][6]

## Transport

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Katusice is located on the railway line Mělník–Mladějov, but in the off season it is only in operation on weekends.[7]

## Sights

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The main landmark of Katusice is the Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. It is a neo-Gothic church with a Gothic-Renaissance core. It was built in 1853–1857.[8]

## References

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1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
2. ^ "Public Census 2021 – basic data". Public Database (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2022.
3. ^ Profous, Antonín (1949). Místní jména v Čechách II: CH–L (in Czech). p. 214.
4. ^ "Památky v obci" (in Czech). Obec Katusice. Retrieved 2023-03-14.
5. ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
6. ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
7. ^ "Detail stanice Katusice" (in Czech). České dráhy. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
8. ^ "Kostel Nanebevzetí Panny Marie" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-03-14.

## External links

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* Bakov nad Jizerou
* Bělá pod Bezdězem
* Benátky nad Jizerou
* Bezno
* Bílá Hlína
* Bítouchov
* Boreč
* Boseň
* Bradlec
* Branžež
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* Dobrovice
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* Dolní Bousov
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* Dolní Stakory
* Domousnice
* Doubravička
* Horky nad Jizerou
* Horní Bukovina
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* Hrdlořezy
* Hrušov
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* Jabkenice
* Jivina
* Jizerní Vtelno
* Josefův Důl
* Katusice
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* Koryta
* Košátky
* Kosmonosy
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* Kováň
* Kovanec
* Krásná Ves
* Krnsko
* Kropáčova Vrutice
* Ledce
* Lhotky
* Lipník
* Loukov
* Loukovec
* Luštěnice
* Mečeříž
* Mladá Boleslav
* Mnichovo Hradiště
* Mohelnice nad Jizerou
* Mukařov
* Němčice
* Nemyslovice
* Nepřevázka
* Neveklovice
* Niměřice
* Nová Telib
* Nová Ves u Bakova
* Obrubce
* Obruby
* Pěčice
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* Sedlec
* Semčice
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* Vinec
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