Jabkenice

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

Jabkenice
Municipality
Memorial of Bedřich Smetana
Flag Coat of arms
Jabkenice Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°19′27″N 15°0′53″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Central Bohemian
District	Mladá Boleslav
First mentioned	1352
Area
• Total	11.86 km2 (4.58 sq mi)
Elevation	230 m (750 ft)
Population  (2025-01-01)[1]
• Total	499
• Density	42/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	294 45
Website	www.jabkenice.cz

Etymology

The name was probably derived from the Czech words jablko ('apple') and jabloň ('apple tree').^[2]

Geography

Jabkenice is located about 12 kilometres (7 mi) south of Mladá Boleslav and 41 km (25 mi) northeast of Prague. It lies in a flat landscape in the Jizera Table. The brook Jabkenický potok flows through the municipality and supplies a system of fishponds.

History

The first written mention of Jabkenice is from 1352. From 1924 to 1950, it was called Jablkynice.^[2]

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 437 —     1880 480 +9.8% 1890 524 +9.2% 1900 517 −1.3% 1910 478 −7.5%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 514 +7.5% 1930 498 −3.1% 1950 399 −19.9% 1961 437 +9.5% 1970 435 −0.5%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 401 −7.8% 1991 387 −3.5% 2001 372 −3.9% 2011 374 +0.5% 2021 468 +25.1%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

Transport

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

Sights

The main landmark of Jabkenice is the Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary. It is a Gothic cemetery church from the 13th century. Next to the church is a separate wooden bell tower.^[5]

Jabkenice Lodge next to a large game park was built for the Thurn und Taxis family as the seat of the forestry office. The building became known as the last residence of Bedřich Smetana, who wrote some of his most famous works here. Today, the Bedřich Smetana Memorial with a museum about his life and work is located here.^[6]

Notable people

• Bedřich Smetana (1824–1884), composer; lived and worked here in 1875–1884