Kouty (Nymburk District)
Kouty is a municipality and village in Nymburk District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants.
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Kouty Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 50°11′35″N 15°8′56″E | |
| Country | Czech Republic |
| Region | Central Bohemian |
| District | Nymburk |
| First mentioned | 1345 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5.59 km2 (2.16 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 190 m (620 ft) |
| Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 330 |
| • Density | 59/km2 (150/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 290 01 |
| Website | obec-kouty |
Etymology
The word kout (plural kouty) means 'corner'. Places were often so named after the bend of a watercourse or after the narrow end of a meadow and gradually changed from singular to plural.[2]
Geography
Kouty is located about 7 kilometres (4 mi) east of Nymburk and 45 km (28 mi) east of Prague. It lies in a flat agricultural landscape in the Central Elbe Table. The Blatnice Stream flows through the municipality.
History
The first written mention of Kouty is from 1345.[3]
Demographics
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Transport
There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
Sights
Kouty is poor in monuments. The only protected cultural monuments are a Neoclassical homestead and a late Baroque gate to a homestead, both dating from the mid-19th century.[6]
References
- "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- Profous, Antonín (1949). Místní jména v Čechách II: CH–L (in Czech). p. 343.
- "O naší obci" (in Czech). Obec Kouty. Retrieved 2024-06-24.
- "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Nymburk" (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.
- "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Kouty". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-06-24.