Bílé Podolí

49°57′24″N 15°29′28″E / 49.95667°N 15.49111°E / 49.95667; 15.49111Country Czech RepublicRegionCentral BohemianDistrictKutná HoraFirst mentioned1307Area • Total15.29 km² (5.90 sq mi)Elevation230 m (750 ft)Population • Total601 • Density39/km² (100/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal codesWebsitewww.bilepodoli.cz

Bílé Podolí is a market town in Kutná Hora District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The villages of Lovčice and Zaříčany are administrative parts of Bílé Podolí. Lovčice forms an exclave of the municipal territory.

Geography

Bílé Podolí is located about 15 kilometres (9 mi) east of Kutná Hora and 21 km (13 mi) west of Pardubice. It lies in a flat agricultural landscape of the Central Elbe Table. In the northeast, the slopes of the Iron Mountains begin and include the highest point of Bílé Podolí, a contour line at 290 m (950 ft) above sea level. The Doubrava River flows along the western municipal border.

History

The first written mention of Bílé Podolí is from 1307. The village was promoted to a market town in 1687 by Emperor Leopold I.^[2]

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 1,606 —     1880 1,748 +8.8% 1890 1,726 −1.3% 1900 1,723 −0.2% 1910 1,607 −6.7%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 1,625 +1.1% 1930 1,404 −13.6% 1950 1,109 −21.0% 1961 1,044 −5.9% 1970 843 −19.3%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 728 −13.6% 1991 600 −17.6% 2001 574 −4.3% 2011 612 +6.6% 2021 569 −7.0%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

Transport

The I/19 road from Čáslav to Chrudim and Vysoké Mýto runs between Bílé Podolí and its exclave of Lovčice.

Sights

The main landmark of Bílé Podolí is the Church of Saint Wenceslaus. It was built in the late Gothic style probably at the end of the 14th century. The early Baroque reconstruction took place in the 1670s, further modifications were made after the fire in 1713. In 1821, the church was rebuilt into its current form with a Neoclassical façade.^[5]

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