Tuřice


Tuřice is a municipality and village in Mladá Boleslav District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants.
WWW obec-turice.cz

Administrative division

Tuřice consists of two municipal parts :

Etymology

The name is derived from the adjective tuří.

Geography

Tuřice is located about northeast of Prague. It lies in a flat landscape in the Jizera Table. The municipality is situated on the right bank of the Jizera River, which forms the eastern municipal border.

History

The first written mention of Tuřice is from 1194. Sobětuchy was first mentioned in 1488. From the 14th century until establishment of a sovereign municipality in 1850, the area was part of the Brandýs estate and shared its owners and destiny.

Transport

The D10 motorway from Prague to Turnov passes through the municipality.

Sights

There are no protected cultural monuments in the municipality.