Doubravčice

50°1′20″N 14°47′35″E / 50.02222°N 14.79306°E / 50.02222; 14.79306Country Czech RepublicRegionCentral BohemianDistrictKolínFirst mentioned1331Area • Total9.18 km² (3.54 sq mi)Elevation350 m (1,150 ft)Population • Total1,353 • Density150/km² (380/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal codeWebsitewww.doubravcice.cz

Doubravčice is a municipality and village in Kolín District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,400 inhabitants.

Etymology

The name is derived from the personal nabe Doubravka, meaning "the village of Doubravka's people".^[2]

Geography

Doubravčice is located about 29 kilometres (18 mi) west of Kolín and 21 km (13 mi) east of Prague. It lies in the Benešov Uplands. The Šembera stream flows through the municipality.

History

The first written mention of Doubravčice is from 1331.^[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 343 —     1880 401 +16.9% 1890 366 −8.7% 1900 362 −1.1% 1910 395 +9.1%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 319 −19.2% 1930 306 −4.1% 1950 229 −25.2% 1961 232 +1.3% 1970 208 −10.3%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 203 −2.4% 1991 194 −4.4% 2001 205 +5.7% 2011 523 +155.1% 2021 1,211 +131.5%
Source: Censuses[4][5]

Transport

There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.

Sights

Doubravčice is poor in monuments. The only protected cultural monuments is are two archaeological sites, one on the site of the extinct medieval village of Dolánky and one on the site of a Slavic gord from the early Middle Ages.^[6]

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