Lhotky

Lhotky
Municipality
Side street
Lhotky Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°23′47″N 15°3′11″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Central Bohemian
District	Mladá Boleslav
First mentioned	1406
Area
• Total	5.44 km2 (2.10 sq mi)
Elevation	278 m (912 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)
• Total	161
• Density	30/km2 (77/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	294 06
Website	lhotky.cz

Lhotky is a municipality and village in Mladá Boleslav District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The village of Řehnice is an administrative part of Lhotky.

Etymology

The name is a diminutive and plural form of the common name of Czech villages Lhota.

Geography

Lhotky is located about 9 kilometres (6 mi) east of Mladá Boleslav and 49 km (30 mi) northeast of Prague. It lies in the Jičín Uplands. The highest point is the hill Křemenice at 336 m (1,102 ft) above sea level. There are several small fishponds in the municipality, supplied by the Trnávka Brook.

History

The first written mention of Lhotky is from 1406. For most of its history, the village belonged to the Březno estate.

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 311 —     1880 317 +1.9% 1890 324 +2.2% 1900 329 +1.5% 1910 344 +4.6%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 319 −7.3% 1930 299 −6.3% 1950 203 −32.1% 1961 198 −2.5% 1970 156 −21.2%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 113 −27.6% 1991 96 −15.0% 2001 118 +22.9% 2011 157 +33.1% 2021 166 +5.7%
Source: Censuses

Transport

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

Sights

Lhotky is poor in monuments. The only protected cultural monument is a set of a stone crucifix from the second half of the 18th century with a small wooden belfry.

External links

• Official website