Bítouchov is a municipality and village in
Mladá Boleslav District in the
Central Bohemian Region
The Central Bohemian Region ( cz, Středočeský kraj, german: Mittelböhmische Region) is an administrative unit ( cz, kraj) of the Czech Republic, located in the central part of its historical region of Bohemia. Its administrative centre is in ...
of the
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohemia, it is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast. The ...
. It has about 400 inhabitants.
Administrative parts
Villages of Dalešice and Dolánky are administrative parts of Bítouchov.
Geography
Bítouchov is located about north of
Mladá Boleslav
Mladá Boleslav (; german: Jungbunzlau) is a city in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 42,000 inhabitants.
Mladá Boleslav is the second most populated city in the region and a major centre of the Czech automotive ind ...
and northeast of
Prague
Prague ( ; cs, Praha ; german: Prag, ; la, Praga) is the capital and largest city in the Czech Republic, and the historical capital of Bohemia. On the Vltava river, Prague is home to about 1.3 million people. The city has a temperate ...
. It lies in the
Jizera Table.
History
The first written mention of Bítouchov is from 1388. However, mention of "Bítúch's court" allegedly appeared as early as the 12th century. The village was part of the
Zvířetice estate.
Sights
In the centre of Bítouchov is the Chapel of the Virgin Mary.
Notable people
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Voitre Marek
Voitre Marek (30 May 1919, Bítouchov – 27 November 1999, Adelaide), also known as Vojtěch Marek, was an Australian artist. He was born in Czechoslovakia and resident South Australia from 1949. He is known for his surrealist style and religio ...
(1919–1999), Czech-Australian artist
Gallery
Bítouchov, Dolánky, West.jpg, The village of Dolánky
Bítouchov, South.jpg, Southern part of Bítouchov
References
External links
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Villages in Mladá Boleslav District