Katusice Explained

Katusice
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:50.4453°N 14.7775°W
Established Title:First mentioned
Established Date:1352
Area Total Km2:16.13
Elevation M:308
Population As Of:2024-01-01
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:831
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:CET
Utc Offset1:+1
Timezone1 Dst:CEST
Utc Offset1 Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal codes
Postal Code:294 25, 294 26

Katusice is a municipality and village in Mladá Boleslav District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 800 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The villages of Doubravice, Spikaly, Trnová and Valovice are administrative parts of Katusice. Doubravice and Trnová form an exclave of the municipal territory.

Etymology

The name is derived from the personal name Katous, meaning "the village of Katous' people".[2]

Geography

Katusice is located about 10km (10miles) west of Mladá Boleslav and 41km (25miles) northeast of Prague. It lies in the Jizera Table. The highest point is the hill Bezvel at 340m (1,120feet) above sea level.

History

The first written mention of Katusice is from 1352, when the local church was documented.[3]

Transport

Katusice is located on the railway line MělníkMladějov, but in the off season it is only in operation on weekends.[4]

Sights

The main landmark of Katusice is the Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. It is a neo-Gothic church with a Gothic-Renaissance core. It was built in 1853–1857.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024. Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
  2. Book: Profous, Antonín. Místní jména v Čechách II: CH–L. 214. 1949. cs.
  3. Web site: Památky v obci. Obec Katusice. cs. 2023-03-14.
  4. Web site: Detail stanice Katusice. České dráhy. cs. 2024-02-01.
  5. Web site: Kostel Nanebevzetí Panny Marie. National Heritage Institute. cs. 2023-03-14.