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Kouty (Nymburk District)

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Kouty
Main street
Main street
Flag of Kouty
Coat of arms of Kouty
Kouty is located in Czech Republic
Kouty
Kouty
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°11′35″N 15°8′56″E / 50.19306°N 15.14889°E / 50.19306; 15.14889
Country Czech Republic
RegionCentral Bohemian
DistrictNymburk
First mentioned1345
Area
 • Total5.59 km2 (2.16 sq mi)
Elevation
190 m (620 ft)
Population
 (2024-01-01)[1]
 • Total330
 • Density59/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
290 01
Websiteobec-kouty.kubrdom.cz

Kouty is a municipality and village in Nymburk District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants.

Etymology

The word kout (plural kouty) means 'corner'. Places were often so named after the bend of a watercourse or after the narrow end of a meadow and gradually changed from singular to plural.[2]

Geography

Kouty is located about 7 kilometres (4 mi) east of Nymburk and 45 km (28 mi) east of Prague. It lies in a flat agricultural landscape in the Central Elbe Table. The Blatnice Stream flows through the municipality.

History

The first written mention of Kouty is from 1345.[3]

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869315—    
1880357+13.3%
1890436+22.1%
1900469+7.6%
1910449−4.3%
YearPop.±%
1921433−3.6%
1930482+11.3%
1950394−18.3%
1961376−4.6%
1970314−16.5%
YearPop.±%
1980303−3.5%
1991270−10.9%
2001235−13.0%
2011286+21.7%
2021336+17.5%
Source: Censuses[4][5]

Transport

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

Sights

Belfry and the protected gate

Kouty is poor in monuments. The only protected cultural monuments are a Neoclassical homestead and a late Baroque gate to a homestead, both dating from the mid-19th century.[6]

References

  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. 343.
  3. ^ "O naší obci" (in Czech). Obec Kouty. Retrieved 2024-06-24.
  4. ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Nymburk" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 5–6.
  5. ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
  6. ^ "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Kouty". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-06-24.

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