Boreč


Boreč is a municipality and village in Mladá Boleslav District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants.

Administrative division

Boreč consists of two municipal parts :
  • Boreč
  • Žebice

    Etymology

The initial name of the village was Bořeč. The name was derived from the personal name Bořek, meaning "Bořek's ".

Geography

Boreč is located about west of Mladá Boleslav and northeast of Prague. It lies in an agricultural landscape in the Jizera Table. The stream Košátecký potok flows along the western and southern municipal border.

History

The first written mention of Boreč is from 1385. Around 1404, the village belonged to Lords of Kováň. In 1505, Boreč was documented as a part of the Košátky estate, which was bought by King Ferdinand I in 1548. In 1615–1694, the entire village belonged to the Bezno estate, then part of the village was annexed to the Velké Všelisy estate. This lasted until the establishment of a sovereign municipality in 1848.

Demographics

Transport

There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.

Sights

Boreč is poor in monuments. Among the protected cultural monuments are a late Baroque gate from 1835 and a rural homestead from the 1840s.