Mladé Buky
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Mladé Buky
| other_name =
| settlement_type = Market town
| image_skyline = Mlade Buky kostel sv Kateriny od JV.jpg
| image_caption = Church of Saint Catherine
| image_flag = Mladé Buky flag.gif
| image_shield = Mladé Buky CoA.jpg
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{CZE}}
| subdivision_type1 = Region
| subdivision_name1 = Hradec Králové
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name2 = Trutnov
| image_map =
| map_caption =
| pushpin_map = Czech Republic
| pushpin_relief = 1
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in the Czech Republic
| coordinates = {{coord|50|36|23|N|15|50|0|E|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_footnotes =
| leader_title =
| leader_name =
| established_title = First mentioned
| established_date = 1355
| area_footnotes =
| area_total_km2 = 26.79
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 476
| 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 = 2301
| population_density_km2 = auto
| timezone1 = CET
| utc_offset1 = +1
| timezone1_DST = CEST
| utc_offset1_DST = +2
| postal_code_type = Postal code
| postal_code = 542 23
| area_code_type =
| area_code =
| website = {{URL|https://www.mestysmladebuky.cz/}}
| footnotes =
}}
Mladé Buky ({{langx|de|Jungbuch}}) is a market town in Trutnov District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,300 inhabitants.
Administrative division
Mladé Buky consists of four 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}}
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- Mladé Buky (1,756)
- Hertvíkovice (181)
- Kalná Voda (289)
- Sklenářovice (2)
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Etymology
The name literally means 'young beeches'. The name refers to the forest that was located on both banks of the Úpa River at the time the settlement was founded.{{cite web |title=Historie|url=https://www.mestysmladebuky.cz/historie/ms-3576/p1=3576|publisher=Městys Mladé Buky|language=cs|access-date=2024-02-05}}
Geography
Mladé Buky is located about {{convert|5|km|0|abbr=on}} northwest of Trutnov and {{convert|44|km|abbr=on}} north of Hradec Králové. The southern part of the municipal territory with the built-up area lies in the Giant Mountains Foothills. The northern part lies in the Giant Mountains and within the Krkonoše National Park. The highest point is a mountain at {{convert|1013|m|ft|abbr=on}} above sea level. The Úpa River flows through the market town.
History
Demographics
{{historical populations
|align=none|cols=3
|1869|3407
|1880|4040
|1890|4939
|1900|5251
|1910|5435
|1921|4577
|1930|4887
|1950|2488
|1961|2471
|1970|2351
|1980|2112
|1991|2042
|2001|2209
|2011|2149
|2021|2228
|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/14 road (the section from Liberec to Trutnov) passes through the market town.
Mladé Buky is located on the railway line heading from Hradec Králové and Trutnov to Svoboda nad Úpou.{{cite web |title=Detail stanice Mladé Buky|url=https://www.cd.cz/stanice/mlade-buky/5457230|publisher=České dráhy|language=cs|access-date=2024-02-05}}
Sights
The main landmark of Mladé Buky is the Church of Saint Catherine. It dates from the second half of the 13th century. In 1777, it was reconstructed in the late Baroque style, but it retained its Gothic core. Next to the church is a separate bell tower, dating from 1599.{{cite web |title=Kostel sv. Kateřiny se zvonicí|url=https://pamatkovykatalog.cz/kostel-sv-kateriny-se-zvonici-12939124|publisher=National Heritage Institute|language=cs|access-date=2024-02-05}}
References
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External links
{{commons category|Mladé Buky}}
- {{official|https://www.mestysmladebuky.cz/}}
{{Trutnov District}}
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