Miskovice
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Miskovice is a municipality and village in Kutná Hora District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,200 inhabitants.
Administrative parts
The villages of Bylany, Hořany, Mezholezy and Přítoky are administrative parts of Miskovice.
Geography
Miskovice is located about 4 kilometres (2 mi) west of Kutná Hora and 48 km (30 mi) east of Prague. It lies in an agricultural landscape in the Upper Sázava Hills. The highest point is at 469 m (1,539 ft) above sea level.
History
The first written mention of Miskovice is from 1131.[2]
Demographics
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Transport
The I/2 road from Prague to Kutná Hora and Pardubice passes through the municipality.
Sights
A notable building is the former Renaissance fortress in Přítoky. It dates from the end of the 16th century. Later it was rebuilt into a homestead, but many Renaissance elements have been preserved.[5]
Archaeology
In 2003, the first Czech fossil bones of a non-avian dinosaur were found in an abandoned quarry in the municipality. These belong to a small ornithopod related to the popular genus Iguanodon.[6]
Notable people
- Antonietta Brandeis (1848–1926), Czech-Italian painter
References
- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- ^ "Miskovice (Kutná Hora, Česko)" (in Czech). Středočeská vědecká knihovna v Kladně. Retrieved 2023-03-15.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Tvrz" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-03-15.
- ^ "Dinosaurus od Mezholez" (PDF). Zpravodaj 2/2018 (in Czech). Obec Miskovice. October 2018. p. 12. Retrieved 2022-05-28.
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