Korkyně

Municipality in Central Bohemian, Czech Republic

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49°46′50″N 14°21′5″E / 49.78056°N 14.35139°E / 49.78056; 14.35139Country

Czech RepublicRegionCentral BohemianDistrict PříbramFirst mentioned1316Area

• Total5.98 km² (2.31 sq mi)Elevation

350 m (1,150 ft)Population

(2024-01-01)^[1]

• Total161 • Density27/km² (70/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal codes

262 03, 262 06

Websitewww.korkyne.cz

Korkyně is a municipality and village in Příbram District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The village of Křížov is an administrative part of Korkyně.

Etymology

The name is derived from the surname Kůrka.^[2]

Geography

Korkyně is located about 27 kilometres (17 mi) northeast of Příbram and 28 km (17 mi) south of Prague. It lies in the Benešov Uplands. The highest point is the Okrouhlík hill at 451 m (1,480 ft) above sea level.

History

The first written mention of Korkyně is from 1316, when the village was the centre of a small estate.^[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	261	—
1880	291	+11.5%
1890	271	−6.9%
1900	279	+3.0%
1910	276	−1.1%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	264	−4.3%
1930	236	−10.6%
1950	202	−14.4%
1961	171	−15.3%
1970	140	−18.1%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	107	−23.6%
1991	100	−6.5%
2001	95	−5.0%
2011	149	+56.8%
2021	130	−12.8%

Source: Censuses^[4]^[5]

Transport

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

Sights

There are no protected cultural monuments in the municipality.^[6] The main landmark of the centre of Korkyně is a chapel.

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
^ Profous, Antonín (1949). Místní jména v Čechách II: CH–L (in Czech). p. 310.
^ "O Nás" (in Czech). Obec Korkyně. Retrieved 2024-08-15.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
^ "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Korkyně". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-08-14.