| Bradlec | |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Central Bohemian |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Mladá Boleslav |
| Pushpin Map: | Czech Republic |
| Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Czech Republic |
| Coordinates: | 50.4514°N 15.9103°W |
| Established Title: | First mentioned |
| Established Date: | 1382 |
| Area Total Km2: | 2.63 |
| Elevation M: | 293 |
| Population As Of: | 2024-01-01 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 1430 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | CET |
| Utc Offset1: | +1 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 293 06 |
Bradlec is a municipality and village in Mladá Boleslav District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,400 inhabitants.
The name is derived from bradlo, meaning "rocky formation".[2]
Bradlec is located about 3km (02miles) north of Mladá Boleslav and 48km (30miles) northeast of Prague. It lies mostly in the Jičín Uplands, only a small parts of the municipal territory extend into the Jizera Table. The highest point is at 309m (1,014feet) above sea level.
The municipality is located on an elevation of volcanic origin above the Jizera river valley. There are two small flooded quarries in the centre of Bradlec.[2]
The first written mention of Bradlec is from 1382. The village was founded by Knights Hospitaller around 1250.[3]
There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
Bradlec is poor in monuments. There are only a small chapel and a wayside cross.[3]