Bílkovice | |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Central Bohemian |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Benešov |
Pushpin Map: | Czech Republic |
Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Czech Republic |
Coordinates: | 49.7597°N 14.8611°W |
Established Title: | First mentioned |
Established Date: | 1420 |
Area Total Km2: | 5.78 |
Elevation M: | 358 |
Population As Of: | 2024-01-01 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 217 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | CET |
Utc Offset1: | +1 |
Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal codes |
Postal Code: | 256 01, 257 26 |
Bílkovice is a municipality and village in Benešov District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants.
The villages of Moravsko and Takonín are administrative parts of Bílkovice.
The name is derived from the surname Bílek, meaning "the village of Bílek's people".[2]
Bílkovice is located about 13km (08miles) east of Benešov and 40km (30miles) southeast of Prague. It lies on the border between the Benešov Uplands and Vlašim Uplands. The highest point is at 455m (1,493feet) above sea level. The Chotýšanka River flows through the municipality. The brook Divišovský potok flows through the village of Bílkovice and then joins the Chotýšanka.
The first written mention of Bílkovice is from 1420. Takonín was first mentioned in 1250 and Moravsko in 1380.[3]
There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
There are no protected cultural monuments in the municipality.[4] A landmark of the centre of Bílkovice is the Chapel of Saint Anthony of Padua.