Bdín | |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Central Bohemian |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Rakovník |
Pushpin Map: | Czech Republic |
Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Czech Republic |
Coordinates: | 50.2142°N 13.8589°W |
Established Title: | First mentioned |
Established Date: | 1318 |
Area Total Km2: | 2.12 |
Elevation M: | 360 |
Population As Of: | 2024-01-01 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 70 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | CET |
Utc Offset1: | +1 |
Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 270 54 |
Bdín is a municipality and village in Rakovník District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 70 inhabitants.
The name is derived from the personal name Bda, meaning "Bda's court".[2]
Bdín is located about 15km (09miles) northeast of Rakovník and 39km (24miles) northwest of Prague. It lies in the Džbán range. The highest point is at 476m (1,562feet) above sea level. The stream Bakovský potok flows through the municipality.
The first written mention of Bdín is from 1318.[2]
The I/16 road, which connects the D6 motorway with Slaný and Mělník, runs along the southern municipal border.
Bdín is poor in monuments. The most notable landmarks are a wooden belfry and a bust of John Amos Comenius from 1913.[2]