Miskovice

For the municipality in the Zlín Region, see Míškovice. For the cadastral area in Prague, see Miškovice.

Miskovice is a municipality and village in Kutná Hora District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,100 inhabitants.

Miskovice
Municipality
View from the west
Flag Coat of arms
Miskovice Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°56′46″N 15°12′17″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Central Bohemian
District	Kutná Hora
First mentioned	1131
Area
• Total	19.21 km2 (7.42 sq mi)
Elevation	363 m (1,191 ft)
Population  (2025-01-01)[1]
• Total	1,145
• Density	60/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal codes	284 01, 285 01
Website	www.miskovice-kh.cz

Administrative division

Miskovice consists of five municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):^[2]

• Miskovice (403)
• Bylany (222)
• Hořany (83)
• Mezholezy (49)
• Přítoky (386)

Etymology

The initial name of the village was Myslkovice. The name was derived from the personal name Myslek, meaning "the village of Myslek's people". In the 15th century, the name was distorted to Miskovice.^[3]

Geography

Miskovice is located about 4 kilometres (2 mi) west of Kutná Hora and 48 km (30 mi) east of Prague. It lies in an agricultural landscape in the Upper Sázava Hills. The highest point is at 469 m (1,539 ft) above sea level. The Vrchlice Stream flows along the southern municipal border. Part of the Vrchlice Reservoir, built on the Vrchlice, is located within the territory of Miskovice.

History

The first written mention of Miskovice is from 1131.^[4]

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 1,424 —     1880 1,491 +4.7% 1890 1,520 +1.9% 1900 1,662 +9.3% 1910 1,606 −3.4%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 1,587 −1.2% 1930 1,522 −4.1% 1950 998 −34.4% 1961 1,038 +4.0% 1970 882 −15.0%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 767 −13.0% 1991 687 −10.4% 2001 761 +10.8% 2011 917 +20.5% 2021 1,143 +24.6%
Source: Censuses[5][6]

Transport

The I/2 road from Prague to Kutná Hora and Pardubice passes through the municipality.

Sights

Chapel of Saint Adalbert

A notable building is the former Renaissance fortress in Přítoky. It dates from the end of the 16th century. Later it was rebuilt into a homestead, but many Renaissance elements have been preserved.^[7]

Near Bylany is the Spring of Saint Adalbert, which supplied Kutná Hora with drinking water in the Middle Ages. Above the spring stands the Chapel of St. Adalbert from the end of the 19th century, decorated with a statue of St. Adalbert from the first half of the 18th century.^[8][9]

Archaeology

In 2003, the first Czech fossil bones of a non-avian dinosaur were found in an abandoned quarry in the municipality. These belong to a small ornithopod related to the popular genus Iguanodon.^[10]

Notable people

• Antonietta Brandeis (1848–1926), Czech-Italian painter