Bílé Podolí
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Bílé Podolí
| other_name =
| settlement_type = Market town
| image_skyline = Náves v Bílém Podolí.jpg
| image_caption = Centre of Bílé Podolí
| image_flag = Flag of Bílé Podolí.svg
| image_shield = Znak obce Bílé Podolí.jpg
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{CZE}}
| subdivision_type1 = Region
| subdivision_name1 = Central Bohemian
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name2 = Kutná Hora
| image_map =
| map_caption =
| pushpin_map = Czech Republic
| pushpin_relief = 1
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in the Czech Republic
| coordinates = {{coord|49|57|24|N|15|29|28|E|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_footnotes =
| leader_title =
| leader_name =
| established_title = First mentioned
| established_date = 1307
| area_footnotes =
| area_total_km2 = 15.29
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 230
| population_as_of = 2024-01-01
| population_footnotes = {{cite web |title=Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024|url=https://www.czso.cz/csu/czso/population-of-municipalities-qexb0dqr2d|publisher=Czech Statistical Office|date=2024-05-17}}
| population_total = 598
| population_density_km2 = auto
| timezone1 = CET
| utc_offset1 = +1
| timezone1_DST = CEST
| utc_offset1_DST = +2
| postal_code_type = Postal codes
| postal_code = 285 72, 286 01
| area_code_type =
| area_code =
| website = {{URL|https://www.bilepodoli.cz/}}
| footnotes =
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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 division
Bílé Podolí consists of three municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):{{cite web |title=Public Census 2021 – basic data|url=https://vdb.czso.cz/vdbvo2/faces/en/index.jsf?page=vystup-objekt-parametry&z=T&f=TABULKA&sp=A&skupId=4690&katalog=33475&pvo=SLD21043-CO|work=Public Database|publisher=Czech Statistical Office|language=cs|date=2022}}
- Bílé Podolí (323)
- Lovčice (124)
- Zaříčany (122)
Lovčice forms an exclave of the municipal territory.
Geography
Bílé Podolí is located about {{convert|15|km|0}} east of Kutná Hora and {{convert|21|km|abbr=on}} 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 {{convert|290|m|ft|abbr=on}} 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.{{cite web |title=Historie městyse Bílé Podolí|url=https://www.bilepodoli.cz/obec/|publisher=Městys Bílé Podolí|language=cs|access-date=2023-03-07}}
Demographics
{{historical populations
|align=none|cols=3
|1869|1606
|1880|1748
|1890|1726
|1900|1723
|1910|1607
|1921|1625
|1930|1404
|1950|1109
|1961|1044
|1970|843
|1980|728
|1991|600
|2001|574
|2011|612
|2021|569
|source=Censuses{{cite web |title=Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011|url=https://csu.gov.cz/produkty/historicky-lexikon-obci-1869-az-2015|publisher=Czech Statistical Office|language=cs|date=2015-12-21}}{{cite web |title=Population Census 2021: Population by sex|url=https://vdb.czso.cz/vdbvo2/faces/en/index.jsf?page=vystup-objekt-parametry&z=T&f=TABULKA&sp=A&skupId=4429&katalog=33515&pvo=SLD21001-OB-OK|work=Public Database|publisher=Czech Statistical Office|date=2021-03-27}}}}
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.{{cite web |title=Kostel sv. Václava|url=https://pamatkovykatalog.cz/kostel-sv-vaclava-14514332|publisher=National Heritage Institute|language=cs|access-date=2023-03-07}}
References
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External links
{{commons category|Bílé Podolí}}
- {{official|https://www.bilepodoli.cz/}}
{{Kutná Hora District}}
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