| Jivina | |
| 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: | 50.5542°N 14.9472°W |
| Established Title: | First mentioned |
| Established Date: | 1400 |
| Area Total Km2: | 5.07 |
| Elevation M: | 309 |
| Population As Of: | 2024-01-01 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 482 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | CET |
| Utc Offset1: | +1 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 294 14 |
Jivina 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 is derived from the word jíva (i.e. 'goat willow'), meaning "goat willow grove".[2]
Jivina is located about 14km (09miles) north of Mladá Boleslav and 58km (36miles) northeast of Prague. It lies in the Jizera Table. The highest point is at 326m (1,070feet) above sea level. The Jizera River flows along the eastern municipal border and the Zábrdka Stream flows along the western municipal border.
The first written mention of Jivina is from 1400.[3]
There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
There are no protected cultural monuments in the municipality.[4] Among the landmarks of Jivina are the two chapels.