Ledce (Mladá Boleslav District)

Municipality in Central Bohemian, Czech Republic

Ledce

Municipality

Chapel of Our Lady of Mount Carmel

Ledce

Location in the Czech Republic

Coordinates: 50°21′22″N 15°4′56″E﻿ / ﻿50.35611°N 15.08222°E﻿ / 50.35611; 15.08222
Country|  Czech Republic
Region| Central Bohemian
District| Mladá Boleslav
First mentioned| 1249
Area

• Total

| 8.66 km2 (3.34 sq mi)
Elevation

| 260 m (850 ft)
Population

(2024-01-01)[1]

• Total

| 414
• Density| 48/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code|

294 47

Website| obecledce.cz

Ledce is a municipality and village in Mladá Boleslav District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants.

## Etymology

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The old Czech word ledce originated as a diminutive of the word lado, which denoted unploughed land.[2]

## Geography

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Ledce is located about 13 kilometres (8 mi) southeast of Mladá Boleslav and 48 km (30 mi) northeast of Prague. It lies mostly in the Jizera Table, but it also extends into the Jičín Uplands in the north. The highest point is at 294 m (965 ft) above sea level. The Vlkava River flows through the municipality. The municipal territory is rich in small fishponds.

## History

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The first written mention of Ledce is from 1249. Until the Thirty Years' War, it was a large village with a fortress, but during the war, the fortress was destroyed and more than half of the population died.[3]

## Demographics

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Historical population| Year| Pop.| ±%

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1869| 391| —
1880| 366| −6.4%
1890| 360| −1.6%
1900| 366| +1.7%
1910| 399| +9.0%
| Year| Pop.| ±%

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1921| 390| −2.3%
1930| 398| +2.1%
1950| 303| −23.9%
1961| 314| +3.6%
1970| 286| −8.9%
| Year| Pop.| ±%

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1980| 309| +8.0%
1991| 336| +8.7%
2001| 302| −10.1%
2011| 346| +14.6%
2021| 386| +11.6%
Source: Censuses[4][5]

## Transport

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There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.

## Sights

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There are no protected cultural monuments in the municipality.[6] A landmark in the centre of Ledce is the Chapel of Our Lady of Mount Carmel.

## References

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1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
2. ^ Profous, Antonín (1949). Místní jména v Čechách II: CH–L (in Czech). pp. 495–496.495-496&rft.date=1949&rft.aulast=Profous&rft.aufirst=Antonín&rft_id=https://mjc.ujc.cas.cz/search.php&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Ledce+(Mladá+Boleslav+District)" class="Z3988">
3. ^ "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Ledce. Retrieved 2024-06-05.
4. ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
5. ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
6. ^ "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Ledce". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-08-21.

## External links

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* Bakov nad Jizerou
* Bělá pod Bezdězem
* Benátky nad Jizerou
* Bezno
* Bílá Hlína
* Bítouchov
* Boreč
* Boseň
* Bradlec
* Branžež
* Březina
* Březno
* Březovice
* Brodce
* Bukovno
* Čachovice
* Charvatce
* Chocnějovice
* Chotětov
* Chudíř
* Čistá
* Ctiměřice
* Dalovice
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* Dobrovice
* Dobšín
* Dolní Bousov
* Dolní Krupá
* Dolní Slivno
* Dolní Stakory
* Domousnice
* Doubravička
* Horky nad Jizerou
* Horní Bukovina
* Horní Slivno
* Hrdlořezy
* Hrušov
* Husí Lhota
* Jabkenice
* Jivina
* Jizerní Vtelno
* Josefův Důl
* Katusice
* Klášter Hradiště nad Jizerou
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* Kněžmost
* Kobylnice
* Kochánky
* Kolomuty
* Koryta
* Košátky
* Kosmonosy
* Kosořice
* 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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* Písková Lhota
* Plazy
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* Sedlec
* Semčice
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* Velké Všelisy
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* Vinařice
* Vinec
* Vlkava
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