Boreč

50°24′27″N 14°43′57″E / 50.40750°N 14.73250°E / 50.40750; 14.73250Country Czech RepublicRegionCentral BohemianDistrictMladá BoleslavFirst mentioned1385Area • Total6.94 km² (2.68 sq mi)Elevation294 m (965 ft)Population • Total280 • Density40/km² (100/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal codeWebsitewww.obec-borec.cz

Boreč is a municipality and village in Mladá Boleslav District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants.

The village of Žebice is an administrative part of Boreč.

The initial name of the village was Bořeč. The name was derived from the personal name Bořek, meaning "Bořek's (court)".^[2]

Boreč is located about 13 kilometres (8 mi) west of Mladá Boleslav and 37 km (23 mi) northeast of Prague. It lies in an agricultural landscape in the Jizera Table. The stream Košátecký potok flows along the western and southern municipal border.

The first written mention of Boreč is from 1385. Around 1404, the village belonged to Lords of Kováň. In 1505, Boreč was documented as a part of the Košátky estate, which was bought by King Ferdinand I in 1548. In 1615–1694, the entire village belonged to the Bezno estate, then part of the village was annexed to the Velké Všelisy estate. This lasted unti lthe establishment of a sovereign municipality in 1848.^[3]

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 349 —     1880 325 −6.9% 1890 350 +7.7% 1900 394 +12.6% 1910 436 +10.7%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 325 −25.5% 1930 382 +17.5% 1950 233 −39.0% 1961 396 +70.0% 1970 326 −17.7%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 268 −17.8% 1991 226 −15.7% 2001 291 +28.8% 2011 279 −4.1% 2021 264 −5.4%
Source: Censuses[4][5]

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

Boreč is poor in monuments. Among the protected cultural monuments are a late Baroque gate from 1835 and a rural homestead from the 1840s.^[6]