Hovorčovice

Hovorčovice
Hovorčovice
Municipality
	Main street
	Flag Coat of arms
	Hovorčovice Location in the Czech Republic
	Coordinates: 50°10′43″N 14°31′5″E / 50.17861°N 14.51806°E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Central Bohemian
District	Prague-East
First mentioned	1088
Area
• Total	2.14 km2 (0.83 sq mi)
Elevation	226 m (741 ft)
Population (2023-01-01)
• Total	2,561
• Density	1,200/km2 (3,100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	250 64
Website	www.hovorcovice.cz

Hovorčovice is a municipality and village in Prague-East District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,600 inhabitants.

Etymology

The name is derived from the personal name Hovořic or Hovora, meaning "the village of Hovořic's (Hovora's) people". The term hovora, from which the personal name arose, used to denote a person who talked a lot.^[2]

Geography

Hovorčovice is located about 6 kilometres (4 mi) north of Prague. It lies in a flat agricultural landscape in the Central Elbe Table.

History

The first written mention of Hovorčovice is from 1088, when King Vratislaus II donated the village to the Vyšehrad Chapter. The village was almost completely destroyed by the Swedish army during the Thirty Years' War. From 1652 to 1945, the estate was owned by the Nostitz family. The independent municipality was established in 1908.^[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	260	—
1880	329	+26.5%
1890	370	+12.5%
1900	352	−4.9%
1910	347	−1.4%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	350	+0.9%
1930	552	+57.7%
1950	724	+31.2%
1961	918	+26.8%
1970	954	+3.9%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	1,073	+12.5%
1991	976	−9.0%
2001	984	+0.8%
2011	2,361	+139.9%
2021	2,687	+13.8%

Source: Censuses^[4]^[5]

Transport

Hovorčovice is located on the railway line Prague–Mělník.^[6]

Sights

The main landmark of Hovorčovice is the Church of the Nativity of Saint John the Baptist. It was built in the early Gothic style in the second half of the 13th century and rebuilt in the Baroque style.^[7]