Medonosy

Municipality in Central Bohemian, Czech Republic

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50°29′39″N 14°29′13″E / 50.49417°N 14.48694°E / 50.49417; 14.48694Country

Czech RepublicRegionCentral BohemianDistrict MělníkFirst mentioned1352Area

• Total14.88 km² (5.75 sq mi)Elevation

219 m (719 ft)Population

(2023-01-01)^[1]

• Total148 • Density9.9/km² (26/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

277 21

Websitewww.obecmedonosy.cz

Medonosy (German: Medonost) is a municipality and village in Mělník District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 100 inhabitants. The village of Nové Osinalice within the municipality has well preserved examples of folk architecture is protected by law as a village monument reservation.

Administrative parts

The villages and hamlets of Chudolazy, Nové Osinalice, Osinalice and Osinaličky are administrative parts of Medonosy.

History

The first written mention of Medonosy is from 1352.^[2]

Demographics

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1869	951	—
1880	914	−3.9%
1890	768	−16.0%
1900	697	−9.2%
1910	621	−10.9%
1921	643	+3.5%
1930	628	−2.3%
1950	218	−65.3%
1961	214	−1.8%
1970	209	−2.3%
1980	108	−48.3%
1991	87	−19.4%
2001	108	+24.1%
2011	117	+8.3%
2021	165	+41.0%
Source: Censuses^[3]^[4]

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
^ "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Medonosy. Retrieved 2022-04-22.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Mělník" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 5–6.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.