Obruby

Municipality in Central Bohemian, Czech Republic

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50°27′37″N 15°4′57″E / 50.46028°N 15.08250°E / 50.46028; 15.08250Country

Czech RepublicRegionCentral BohemianDistrict Mladá BoleslavFirst mentioned1408Area

• Total4.48 km² (1.73 sq mi)Elevation

255 m (837 ft)Population

(2024-01-01)^[1]

• Total247 • Density55/km² (140/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

294 03

Websitewww.obec-obruby.cz

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

Etymology

The name was derived from the old Czech word obrub, which can be translated as 'border', 'edge' or 'wall'.^[2]

Geography

Obruby is located about 13 kilometres (8 mi) east of Mladá Boleslav and 56 km (35 mi) northeast of Prague. It lies in the Jičín Uplands. The highest point is at 320 m (1,050 ft) above sea level. The stream Přepeřský potok flows through the municipality.

History

The first written mention of Obruby is from 1408.^[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	394	—
1880	401	+1.8%
1890	402	+0.2%
1900	394	−2.0%
1910	379	−3.8%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	369	−2.6%
1930	396	+7.3%
1950	317	−19.9%
1961	309	−2.5%
1970	256	−17.2%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	232	−9.4%
1991	214	−7.8%
2001	201	−6.1%
2011	226	+12.4%
2021	248	+9.7%

Source: Censuses^[4]^[5]

Transport

The I/16 road (the section from Mladá Boleslav to Jičín) passes through the municipality.

Sights

Obruby is poor in monuments. The only protected cultural monument is a rural homestead from the end of the 18th century.^[6]

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
^ Profous, Antonín (1951). Místní jména v Čechách III: M–Ř (in Czech). p. 249.
^ "Obec Kovanec" (in Czech). Obec Obruby. Retrieved 2024-09-05.
^ "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 Obruby". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-09-05.