Chocnějovice
Municipality in Central Bohemian, Czech Republic
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Chocnějovice is a municipality and village in Mladá Boleslav District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants.
Chocnějovice | |
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Crossroads in the centre of Chocnějovice | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Chocnějovice Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 50°34′37″N 14°58′17″E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Central Bohemian |
| District | Mladá Boleslav |
| First mentioned | 1322 |
| Area | |
• Total | 13.34 km2 (5.15 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 290 m (950 ft) |
| Population (2026-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 431 |
| • Density | 32.3/km2 (83.7/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 294 13 |
| Website | www |
Administrative division
Chocnějovice consists of eight municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):[2]
- Chocnějovice (122)
- Buda (9)
- Buřínsko 1.díl (5)
- Buřínsko 2.díl (0)
- Drahotice (99)
- Ouč (44)
- Rostkov (29)
- Sovenice (128)
Etymology
The name is derived from the personal name Chocněj, meaning "the village of Chocněj's people".[3]
Geography
Chocnějovice is located about 17 kilometres (11 mi) north of Mladá Boleslav and 19 km (12 mi) south of Liberec. It lies in the Jičín Uplands. The highest point is the hill Nadskalí at 390 m (1,280 ft) above sea level. The Mohelka River flows through the municipality. the Jizera River briefly flows along the southern municipal border.
History
The first written mention of Chocnějovice is from 1322. From 1695 until the establishment of an independent municipality in 1850, the area was part of the Mnichovo Hradiště estate, owned by the Waldstein family.[4]
Demographics
Transport
There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
Sights
The main landmark of Chocnějovice is the Church of Saint Gall. It is a cemetery church, built in the Romanesque style in the 13th century. It s current form is a result of the modifications from the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries.[7]
Notable people
- Miloslav Rechcigl Sr. (1904–1973), politician
