| Jabkenice | |
| 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: | 50.3242°N 15.0147°W |
| Established Title: | First mentioned |
| Established Date: | 1352 |
| Area Total Km2: | 11.86 |
| Elevation M: | 230 |
| Population As Of: | 2024-01-01 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 488 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | CET |
| Utc Offset1: | +1 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 294 45 |
Jabkenice is a municipality and village in Mladá Boleslav District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants.
The name was probably derived from the Czech words jablko ('apple') and jabloň ('apple tree').[2]
Jabkenice is located about 12km (07miles) south of Mladá Boleslav and 41km (25miles) northeast of Prague. It lies in a flat landscape in the Jizera Table. The brook Jabkenický potok flows through the municipality and supplies a system of fishponds.
The first written mention of Jabkenice is from 1352. From 1924 to 1950, it was called Jablkynice.[3]
There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
The main landmark of Jabkenice is the Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary. It is a Gothic cemetery church from the 13th century. Next to the church is a separate wooden bell tower.[4]
Jabkenice Lodge next to a large game park was built for the Thurn und Taxis family as the seat of the forestry office. The building became known as the last residence of Bedřich Smetana, who wrote some of his most famous works here. Today, the Bedřich Smetana Memorial with a museum about his life and work is located here.[5]