Předboj

Předboj
Předboj
Municipality
	Centre of Předboj
	Flag Coat of arms
	Předboj Location in the Czech Republic
	Coordinates: 50°13′32″N 14°28′36″E / 50.22556°N 14.47667°E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Central Bohemian
District	Prague-East
First mentioned	1253
Area
• Total	4.07 km2 (1.57 sq mi)
Elevation	213 m (699 ft)
Population (2024-01-01)
• Total	1,396
• Density	340/km2 (890/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	250 72
Website	predboj.cz

Předboj is a municipality and village in Prague-East District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,400 inhabitants.

Etymology

The initial name of the village was Přeboj. The Old Czech word přeboj meant 'robbery'. To make the name less unflattering and more understandable, it was changed to Předboj.^[2]

Geography

Předboj is located about 12 kilometres (7 mi) north of Prague. It lies in an agricultural landscape in the Central Elbe Table. The highest point is at 235 metres (771 ft) above sea level. The brook Kojetický potok flows through the municipality and supplies a system of several fishponds there.

History

The first written mention of Předboj is from 1253, when King Wenceslaus I donated the village to the Knights of the Cross with the Red Star. It was founded on a trade route from Prague to the north. Předboj often changed owners and was mostly the property of various less important noble families. In 1671, when Předboj was owned by the St. George's Convent in Prague, the village was annexed to the Panenské Břežany estate.^[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	320	—
1880	314	−1.9%
1890	334	+6.4%
1900	348	+4.2%
1910	409	+17.5%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	420	+2.7%
1930	422	+0.5%
1950	432	+2.4%
1961	432	+0.0%
1970	392	−9.3%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	349	−11.0%
1991	313	−10.3%
2001	279	−10.9%
2011	695	+149.1%
2021	1,292	+85.9%

Source: Censuses^[4]^[5]

Transport

The I/9 road (which connects the D8 motorway with Česká Lípa and the Czech-German border) runs along the eastern municipal border.

Sights

The only protected cultural monument in the municipality are terrain remains of a medieval fortress that stood here in the 13th–15th century, now an archaelogical site. However, these terrain remains were damaged and are now located in the garden of a family house.^[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). pp. 460–461.
^ "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Předboj. Retrieved 2025-01-10.
^ "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 Předboj". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2025-01-10.

External links

Official website

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

[2] Profous, Antonín (1951). Místní jména v Čechách III: M–Ř (in Czech). pp. 460–461.

[3] "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Předboj. Retrieved 2025-01-10.

[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] "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Předboj". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2025-01-10.

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