Kovanec

50°25′4″N 14°46′36″E / 50.41778°N 14.77667°E / 50.41778; 14.77667Country Czech RepublicRegionCentral BohemianDistrictMladá BoleslavFirst mentioned1546Area • Total3.77 km² (1.46 sq mi)Elevation300 m (1,000 ft)Population • Total119 • Density32/km² (82/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal codeWebsitewww.kovanec.cz

Kovanec is a municipality and village in Mladá Boleslav District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 100 inhabitants.

Kovanec is a diminutive form of Kováň, which is a village next to Kovanec. The name Kováň is derived from the personal name Kován, meaning "Kován's (court)".^[2]

Kovanec is located about 9 kilometres (6 mi) west of Mladá Boleslav and 39 km (24 mi) northeast of Prague. It lies in the Jizera Table. The municipality is situated on the right bank of the stream Strenický potok.

The first written mention of Kovanec is from 1546.^[3]

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 255 —     1880 277 +8.6% 1890 295 +6.5% 1900 309 +4.7% 1910 300 −2.9%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 294 −2.0% 1930 310 +5.4% 1950 175 −43.5% 1961 201 +14.9% 1970 170 −15.4%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 156 −8.2% 1991 139 −10.9% 2001 130 −6.5% 2011 131 +0.8% 2021 122 −6.9%
Source: Censuses[4][5]

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

The main landmark of Kovanec is the Protestant church. It was built in the Baroque style in 1786 and the Neo-Romanesque tower was added in 1876. Next to the church is a Protestant cemetery.^[6]