Kosořice

Kosořice
Municipality
Aerial view
Flag Coat of arms
Kosořice Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°20′0″N 14°58′11″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Central Bohemian
District	Mladá Boleslav
First mentioned	1347
Area
• Total	6.33 km2 (2.44 sq mi)
Elevation	210 m (690 ft)
Population  (2025-01-01)
• Total	519
• Density	82/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	294 41
Website	www.kosorice.cz

Kosořice is a municipality and village in Mladá Boleslav District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants.

Etymology

The name is derived from the surname Kosoř, meaning "the village of Kosoř's people".

Geography

Kosořice is located about 10 kilometres (6 mi) south of Mladá Boleslav and 40 km (25 mi) northeast of Prague. It lies in a flat agricultural landscape in the Jizera Table. The Vlkava Stream flows through the municipality. The river and its nameless tributary supply three fishponds located around the village, called Kosořický rybník, Mrštín and Močický rybník.

History

The first written mention of Kosořice is from 1347.

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 337 —     1880 433 +28.5% 1890 423 −2.3% 1900 425 +0.5% 1910 501 +17.9%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 499 −0.4% 1930 493 −1.2% 1950 441 −10.5% 1961 417 −5.4% 1970 369 −11.5%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 371 +0.5% 1991 358 −3.5% 2001 375 +4.7% 2011 425 +13.3% 2021 497 +16.9%
Source: Censuses

Transport

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

Sights

Chapel in the centre of Kosořice

The only protected cultural monument in the municipality is a statue of Saint John of Nepomuk. It was created in the late Baroque style in 1794. The second landmark of the centre of Kosořice is a small chapel with a memorial plaque to the fallen in World War I and a bust of Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk.

External links

• Official website