Bukovice (Náchod District)
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Bukovice
| other_name =
| settlement_type = Municipality
| image_skyline = Výhled z oblasti pod osadou Ostaš.jpg
| image_caption = View from the northwest
| image_flag = Bukovice (okres Náchod) vlajka.jpg
| image_shield = Bukovice (okres Náchod) znak.jpg
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{CZE}}
| subdivision_type1 = Region
| subdivision_name1 = Hradec Králové
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name2 = Náchod
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in the Czech Republic
| coordinates = {{coord|50|32|58|N|16|13|41|E|display=inline,title}}
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| established_title = First mentioned
| established_date = 1406
| area_footnotes =
| area_total_km2 = 2.43
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 453
| population_as_of = 2024-01-01
| population_footnotes = {{cite web |title=Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024|url=https://csu.gov.cz/produkty/population-of-municipalities-qexb0dqr2d|publisher=Czech Statistical Office|date=2024-05-17}}
| population_total = 383
| population_density_km2 = auto
| timezone1 = CET
| utc_offset1 = +1
| timezone1_DST = CEST
| utc_offset1_DST = +2
| postal_code_type = Postal code
| postal_code = 549 54
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| website = {{URL|https://www.obecbukovice.cz/}}
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Bukovice is a municipality and village in Náchod District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants.
Etymology
The name of the village is derived from the adjective {{lang|cs|buková}}, meaning 'beech (mountain, hillside, stream etc.)'. The stream in the village was probably also previously called Bukovice.{{cite book |last=Profous|first=Antonín|title=Místní jména v Čechách I: A–H|url=https://mjc.ujc.cas.cz/search.php|page=237|year=1947|language=cs}}
Geography
Bukovice is located about {{convert|15|km|0}} north of Náchod and {{convert|24|km|abbr=on}} south of the Polish city of Wałbrzych. It lies in the Broumov Highlands, in the Broumovsko Protected Landscape Area. The highest point is a hill at {{convert|583|m|ft|abbr=on}} above sea level. The streams Hlavňovský potok and Pěkovský potok merge in the centre of the village. From the confluence, the stream is known as the Dunajka.
History
The first written mention of Bukovice is from 1406. In 1421, the village was burned down by the Silesian army. In 1535, the village was hit by a plague epidemic. Another disaster was the Thirty Years' War, during which the village was devastated. In 1727, Bukovice had 17 inhabitants.{{cite web |title=Historie|url=https://www.obecbukovice.cz/historie|publisher=Obec Bukovice|language=cs|access-date=2025-02-12}}
Demographics
{{historical populations
|align=none|cols=3
|1869|326
|1880|334
|1890|293
|1900|318
|1910|348
|1921|342
|1930|437
|1950|383
|1961|377
|1970|394
|1980|403
|1991|433
|2001|380
|2011|362
|2021|340
|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
There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
Sights
Among the protected cultural monuments is a column with a statue of the Virgin Mary from 1747, and a rural house from the mid-19th century, which is an example of regional folk architercture.{{cite web |title=Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Bukovice|url=https://pamatkovykatalog.cz/uskp/podle-relevance/1/seznam/?kraj=52&okres=523&obec=547751&chranenoTed=1&hlObj=1&fulltext|work=Ústřední seznam kulturních památek|publisher=National Heritage Institute|language=cs|access-date=2025-02-12}}
References
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External links
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- {{official|https://www.obecbukovice.cz/}}
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