Kropáčova Vrutice

50°19′50″N 14°43′3″E / 50.33056°N 14.71750°E / 50.33056; 14.71750Country Czech RepublicRegionCentral BohemianDistrictMladá BoleslavFirst mentioned1385Area • Total24.09 km² (9.30 sq mi)Elevation225 m (738 ft)Population • Total950 • Density39/km² (100/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal codeWebsitewww.kropacovavrutice.cz

Kropáčova Vrutice is a municipality and village in Mladá Boleslav District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,000 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The villages of Kojovice, Krpy, Střížovice and Sušno are administrative parts of Kropáčova Vrutice. Kojovice forms an exclave of the municipal territory.

Geography

Kropáčova Vrutice is located about 16 km (10 mi) southwest of Mladá Boleslav and 28 km (17 mi) northeast of Prague. It lies in the Jizera Table.

History

The first written mention of Vrutice is from 1385. During the rule of the Kropáč family in the 17th century, the village was renamed Kropáčova Vrutice.^[2]

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 1,676 —     1880 2,004 +19.6% 1890 1,896 −5.4% 1900 1,993 +5.1% 1910 2,083 +4.5%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 2,011 −3.5% 1930 1,924 −4.3% 1950 1,382 −28.2% 1961 1,285 −7.0% 1970 1,072 −16.6%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 863 −19.5% 1991 724 −16.1% 2001 739 +2.1% 2011 843 +14.1% 2021 943 +11.9%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

Transport

The I/16 road, which connects the D10 motorway with Mělník, passes through the municipality.

Kropáčova Vrutice is located on the railway line Prague–Turnov.^[5]

Sights

The main landmark is the Church of the Beheading of Saint John the Baptist in Krpy. It is a Gothic church from the 14th century, which was modified in the Baroque style and then in 1900 in the Purist style.^[6]

Notable people

• Miroslav Tyrš (1832–1884), sports organizer, cofounder of Sokol; grew up here
• Josef Kořenský (1847–1938), traveller, educator and writer

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