Kouty (Nymburk District)
Municipality in Central Bohemian, Czech Republic
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Kouty is a municipality and village in Nymburk District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants.
Kouty | |
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Main street | |
_Flag.jpg) Flag _CoA.png) Coat of arms | |
  Kouty Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 50°11′35″N 15°8′56″E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Central Bohemian |
| District | Nymburk |
| First mentioned | 1345 |
| Area | |
• Total | 5.59 km2 (2.16 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 190 m (620 ft) |
| Population (2026-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 337 |
| • Density | 60.3/km2 (156/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 290 01 |
| Website | obec-kouty |
Etymology
The Czech word kout (plural kouty) means 'corner'. Places were often so named after the bend of a watercourse or after the narrow end of a meadow, and gradually changed from singular to plural.[2]
Geography
Kouty is located about 7 kilometres (4 mi) east of Nymburk and 45 km (28 mi) east of Prague. It lies in a flat agricultural landscape in the Central Elbe Table. The Blatnice Stream flows through the municipality.
History
The first written mention of Kouty is from 1345.[3]
Demographics
Transport
There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
Sights
Kouty is poor in monuments. The only protected cultural monuments are a Neoclassical homestead and a late Baroque gate to a homestead, both dating from the mid-19th century.[6]
