Budiměřice

Budiměřice
Budiměřice
Municipality
	Centre with the Church of Saint Procopius
	Flag Coat of arms
	Budiměřice Location in the Czech Republic
	Coordinates: 50°11′43″N 15°5′56″E / 50.19528°N 15.09889°E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Central Bohemian
District	Nymburk
First mentioned	1374
Area
• Total	8.02 km2 (3.10 sq mi)
Elevation	187 m (614 ft)
Population (2024-01-01)
• Total	670
• Density	84/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	288 02
Website	budimerice.cz

Budiměřice is a municipality and village in Nymburk District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 700 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The villages of Rašovice and Šlotava are administrative parts of Budiměřice.

Etymology

The name is derived from the personal name Budimír or Budiměr, meaning "the village of Budimír's/Budiměr's people".^[2]

Geography

Budiměřice is located about 4 kilometres (2 mi) east of Nymburk and 42 km (26 mi) east of Prague. It lies in a flat agricultural landscape in the Central Elbe Table. The Mrlina River flows through the municipality.

History

The first written mention of Budiměřice is from 1374.^[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	572	—
1880	667	+16.6%
1890	786	+17.8%
1900	868	+10.4%
1910	978	+12.7%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	961	−1.7%
1930	913	−5.0%
1950	687	−24.8%
1961	663	−3.5%
1970	654	−1.4%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	621	−5.0%
1991	536	−13.7%
2001	558	+4.1%
2011	600	+7.5%
2021	628	+4.7%

Source: Censuses^[4]^[5]

Transport

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

Sights

The main landmark of Budiměřice is the Church of Saint Procopius. The oldest church was built in the Gothic style in the 14th century, but it was destroyed by a fire in 1803. The current church was built in the neo-Gothic style in 1879–1881.^[6]

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
^ Profous, Antonín (1947). Místní jména v Čechách I: A–H (in Czech). p. 226.
^ "Kostel Sv. Prokopa" (in Czech). Obec Budiměřice. Retrieved 2024-06-24.
^ "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.
^ "Kostel sv. Prokopa" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-06-24.

External links

Official website

[1] "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.

[2] Profous, Antonín (1947). Místní jména v Čechách I: A–H (in Czech). p. 226.

[3] "Kostel Sv. Prokopa" (in Czech). Obec Budiměřice. Retrieved 2024-06-24.

[4] "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.

[5] "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.

[6] "Kostel sv. Prokopa" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-06-24.

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