Krnsko

Krnsko
Krnsko
Municipality
	Street in Krnsko
	Flag Coat of arms
	Krnsko Location in the Czech Republic
	Coordinates: 50°22′21″N 14°51′47″E / 50.37250°N 14.86306°E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Central Bohemian
District	Mladá Boleslav
First mentioned	1360
Area
• Total	5.62 km2 (2.17 sq mi)
Elevation	230 m (750 ft)
Population (2024-01-01)
• Total	589
• Density	100/km2 (270/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	294 31
Website	www.krnsko.cz

Krnsko is a municipality and village in Mladá Boleslav District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The village of Řehnice is an administrative part of Krnov.

Etymology

The suffix -sko indicates that the village was founded on the site of another village and took its name. Krnsko was founded on the site of the abandoned village of Krnín.^[2]

Geography

Krnsko is located about 5 kilometres (3 mi) southwest of Mladá Boleslav and 38 km (24 mi) northeast of Prague. It lies in the Jizera Table. The municipality is situated on the right bank of the Jizera River.

History

The first written mention of Krnsko is from 1360. Řehnice was first mentioned in 1319.^[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	628	—
1880	637	+1.4%
1890	616	−3.3%
1900	691	+12.2%
1910	739	+6.9%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	794	+7.4%
1930	820	+3.3%
1950	690	−15.9%
1961	744	+7.8%
1970	616	−17.2%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	537	−12.8%
1991	451	−16.0%
2001	521	+15.5%
2011	571	+9.6%
2021	569	−0.4%

Source: Censuses^[4]^[5]

Transport

The I/16 road, which connects the D10 motorway with Mělník, briefly crosses the municipality.

Krnsko is located on the railway line Prague–Mladá Boleslav.^[6]

Sights

The railway bridge in Krnsko, Stránovský viaduct, was built in 1924 and has been protected as a technical monument. The length of the bridge is 152 m (499 ft) and the maximum height above the lowest point of the bridge is up to 27 m (89 ft).^[7]

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
^ Profous, Antonín (1949). Místní jména v Čechách II: CH–L (in Czech). p. 412.
^ "Stručné údaje" (in Czech). Obec Krnsko. Retrieved 2021-07-05.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
^ "Detail stanice Krnsko" (in Czech). České dráhy. Retrieved 2024-02-09.
^ "Stránovský viadukt" (in Czech). Obec Krnsko. Retrieved 2021-07-05.

External links

Official website

[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). p. 412.

[3] "Stručné údaje" (in Czech). Obec Krnsko. Retrieved 2021-07-05.

[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] "Detail stanice Krnsko" (in Czech). České dráhy. Retrieved 2024-02-09.

[7] "Stránovský viadukt" (in Czech). Obec Krnsko. Retrieved 2021-07-05.

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