Brodce

50°31′24″N 14°56′41″E / 50.52333°N 14.94472°E / 50.52333; 14.94472Country Czech RepublicRegionCentral BohemianDistrictMladá BoleslavFirst mentioned1130Area • Total10.99 km² (4.24 sq mi)Elevation197 m (646 ft)Population • Total1,093 • Density99/km² (260/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal codeWebsitewww.brodce.cz

Brodce (German: Brodetz) is a market town in Mladá Boleslav District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,100 inhabitants.

Etymology

The name is a diminutive and plural of the Czech word brod, i.e. 'ford'.^[2]

Geography

Brodce is located about 10 km (6 mi) south of Mladá Boleslav and 34 km (21 mi) northeast of Prague. It lies in the Jizera Table. The highest point is at 245 m (804 ft) above sea level. Brodce is situated on the left bank of the Jizera River, which forms the western municipal border.

History

The first written mention of Brodce is in a deed of the Vyšehrad Chapter from 1130. It used to be the centre of a small estate. In the 1570s, during the rule of Albrecht Kaplíř of Sulevice, Brodce was promoted to a market town.^[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 954 —     1880 1,283 +34.5% 1890 1,356 +5.7% 1900 1,287 −5.1% 1910 1,293 +0.5%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 1,169 −9.6% 1930 1,186 +1.5% 1950 1,088 −8.3% 1961 1,113 +2.3% 1970 1,092 −1.9%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 1,061 −2.8% 1991 931 −12.3% 2001 990 +6.3% 2011 1,009 +1.9% 2021 1,065 +5.6%
Source: Censuses[4][5]

Transport

The D10 motorway passes through the municipal territory.

Sights

There are no buildings protected as cultural monuments. The only monument is the remains of a burial mound from the Bronze Age, where archaeological research was carried out in the 1950s.^[6]

Gallery

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  Aerial view
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  Main road
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  Old town hall

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