Bílé Podolí
Market town
Centre of Bílé Podolí
Centre of Bílé Podolí
Flag of Bílé Podolí
Flag
Coat of arms of Bílé Podolí
Coat of arms
Bílé Podolí is located in Czech Republic
Bílé Podolí
Bílé Podolí
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°57′24″N 15°29′28″E / 49.95667°N 15.49111°E / 49.95667; 15.49111
Country Czech Republic
RegionCentral Bohemian
DistrictKutná Hora
First mentioned1307
Area
 • Total15.29 km2 (5.90 sq mi)
Elevation
230 m (750 ft)
Population
 (2023-01-01)[1]
 • Total601
 • Density39/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal codes
285 72, 286 01
Websitewww.bilepodoli.cz

Bílé Podolí is a market town in Kutná Hora District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The villages of Lovčice and Zaříčany are administrative parts of Bílé Podolí. Lovčice forms an exclave of the municipal territory.

Geography

Bílé Podolí is located about 15 kilometres (9 mi) east of Kutná Hora and 21 km (13 mi) west of Pardubice. It lies in a flat agricultural landscape of the Central Elbe Table. In the northeast, the slopes of the Iron Mountains begin and include the highest point of Bílé Podolí, a contour line at 290 m (950 ft) above sea level. The Doubrava River flows along the western municipal border.

History

The first written mention of Bílé Podolí is from 1307. The village was promoted to a market town in 1687 by Emperor Leopold I.[2]

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
18691,606—    
18801,748+8.8%
18901,726−1.3%
19001,723−0.2%
19101,607−6.7%
YearPop.±%
19211,625+1.1%
19301,404−13.6%
19501,109−21.0%
19611,044−5.9%
1970843−19.3%
YearPop.±%
1980728−13.6%
1991600−17.6%
2001574−4.3%
2011612+6.6%
2021569−7.0%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

Transport

The I/19 road from Čáslav to Chrudim and Vysoké Mýto runs between Bílé Podolí and its exclave of Lovčice.

Sights

The main landmark of Bílé Podolí is the Church of Saint Wenceslaus. It was built in the late Gothic style probably at the end of the 14th century. The early Baroque reconstruction took place in the 1670s, further modifications were made after the fire in 1713. In 1821, the church was rebuilt into its current form with a Neoclassical façade.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
  2. ↑ "Historie městyse Bílé Podolí" (in Czech). Městys Bílé Podolí. Retrieved 2023-03-07.
  3. ↑ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Kutná Hora" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 1–2.
  4. ↑ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
  5. ↑ "Kostel sv. Václava" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-03-07.
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