Bílé Podolí Explained

Bílé Podolí
Settlement Type:Market town
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Central Bohemian
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Kutná Hora
Pushpin Map:Czech Republic
Pushpin Relief:1
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates:49.9567°N 15.4911°W
Established Title:First mentioned
Established Date:1307
Area Total Km2:15.29
Elevation M:230
Population As Of:2024-01-01
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:598
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:CET
Utc Offset1:+1
Timezone1 Dst:CEST
Utc Offset1 Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal codes
Postal Code:285 72, 286 01

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 15km (09miles) east of Kutná Hora and 21km (13miles) 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 290m (950feet) 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]

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.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024. Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
  2. Web site: Historie městyse Bílé Podolí. Městys Bílé Podolí. cs. 2023-03-07.
  3. Web site: Kostel sv. Václava. National Heritage Institute. cs. 2023-03-07.