| Bukovany | |
| 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: | 49.8228°N 14.6244°W |
| Established Title: | First mentioned |
| Established Date: | 1318 |
| Area Total Km2: | 7.41 |
| Elevation M: | 327 |
| Population As Of: | 2024-01-01 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 819 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | CET |
| Utc Offset1: | +1 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 257 41 |
Bukovany is a municipality and village in Benešov District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 800 inhabitants.
The name is derived from the Czech word buk (i.e. 'beech'). Bukovany was a village of people who came here from a village near a beech forest called Bukov, Buková or Bukoví.[2]
Bukovany is located about 6km (04miles) northeast of Benešov and 26km (16miles) south of Prague. It lies in the Benešov Uplands. The highest point is at 382m (1,253feet) above sea level. The Sázava River briefly flows along the northwestern municipal border.
The first written mention of Bukovany is from 1318.[3]
The railway line Prague–Čerčany runs through the municipal territory, but there is no train station. The municipality is served by the stop in neighbouring village of Pecerady.
There are no protected cultural monuments in the municipality.[4] Among the landmarks of Bukovany are a World War I memorial, a belfry and a small chapel.