| Kouty | |
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| Municipality | |
 Main street | |
_Flag.jpg) Flag_CoA.png) Coat of arms | |
  KoutyLocation in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 50°11′35″N 15°8′56″E / 50.19306°N 15.14889°E / 50.19306; 15.14889 | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Central Bohemian |
| District | Nymburk |
| First mentioned | 1345 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5.59 km (2.16 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 190 m (620 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 330 |
| • Density | 59/km (150/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 290 01 |
| Website | obec-kouty |
Kouty is a municipality and village in Nymburk District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants.
Etymology
The word kout (plural kouty) means 'corner'. Places were often so named after the bend of a watercourse or after the narrow end of a meadow and gradually changed from singular to plural.
Geography
Kouty is located about 7 kilometres (4 mi) east of Nymburk and 45 km (28 mi) east of Prague. It lies in a flat agricultural landscape in the Central Elbe Table. The Blatnice Stream flows through the municipality.
History
The first written mention of Kouty is from 1345.
Demographics
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Transport
There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
Sights
Kouty is poor in monuments. The only protected cultural monuments are a Neoclassical homestead and a late Baroque gate to a homestead, both dating from the mid-19th century.
References
- "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- Profous, Antonín (1949). Místní jména v Čechách II: CH–L (in Czech). p. 343.
- "O naší obci" (in Czech). Obec Kouty. Retrieved 2024-06-24.
- "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
- "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
- "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Kouty". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-06-24.
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