Horní Bukovina
Municipality in Central Bohemian, Czech Republic
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Horní Bukovina is a municipality and village in Mladá Boleslav District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants.
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Horní Bukovina | |
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Chapel of Saint John of Nepomuk | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Horní Bukovina Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 50°32′36″N 14°55′34″E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Central Bohemian |
| District | Mladá Boleslav |
| First mentioned | 1399 |
| Area | |
• Total | 5.54 km2 (2.14 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 290 m (950 ft) |
| Population (2026-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 292 |
| • Density | 52.7/km2 (137/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 295 01 |
| Website | www |
Administrative division
Horní Bukovina consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):[2]
- Horní Bukovina (133)
- Dolní Bukovina (105)
Etymology
Geography
Horní Bukovina is located about 13 kilometres (8 mi) north of Mladá Boleslav and 25 km (16 mi) south of Liberec. It lies in the Jizera Table. The highest point is at 310 m (1,020 ft) above sea level. The Zábrdka Stream flows through the municipality.
History
The first written mention of Bukovina is from 1399. The village was a property of the monastery in Klášter Hradiště nad Jizerou, until the monastery was burned down in 1420. The next owners of Bukovina are unknown. In 1556, when Horní Bukovina and Dolní Bukovina were called Bukovina a Podbukovina, the two villages were bought by Jiří of Labouň. His family sold the villages to Václav Budovec of Budov in 1612. However, his properties were confiscated as a result of the Battle of White Mountain. Horní Bukovina and Dolní Bukovina were acquired by Albrecht von Wallenstein in 1622. From that year until the establishment of an independent municipality in 1848, the two villages were owned by the Waldstein family as part of the Mnichovo Hradiště estate.[4]
Demographics
Transport
There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
Sport
Dolní Bukovina is known for an outdoor swimming pool that was built already in 1937.[4]
Sights
The only protected cultural monument in the municipality is a farmyard from the beginning of the 19th century, called Kristiánov. It consists of several Empire agricultural buildings.[7]
A landmark of Horní Bukovina is the Chapel of Saint John of Nepomuk. It was built in 1888.[8]
