| Kovanec | |
| 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: | 50.4178°N 14.7767°W |
| Established Title: | First mentioned |
| Established Date: | 1546 |
| Area Total Km2: | 3.77 |
| Elevation M: | 300 |
| Population As Of: | 2024-01-01 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 119 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | CET |
| Utc Offset1: | +1 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 294 26 |
Kovanec is a municipality and village in Mladá Boleslav District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 100 inhabitants.
Kovanec is a diminutive form of Kováň, which is a village next to Kovanec. The name Kováň is derived from the personal name Kován, meaning "Kován's (court)".[2]
Kovanec is located about 9km (06miles) west of Mladá Boleslav and 39km (24miles) northeast of Prague. It lies in the Jizera Table. The municipality is situated on the right bank of the stream Strenický potok.
The first written mention of Kovanec is from 1546.[3]
There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
The main landmark of Kovanec is the Protestant church. It was built in the Baroque style in 1786 and the Neo-Romanesque tower was added in 1876. Next to the church is a Protestant cemetery.[4]