Sovínky
municipality and market town in Central Bohemian Region, Czech Republic
Sovínky is a market town in Mladá Boleslav District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants.
Etymology
The name is a diminutive of the name Sovenice, derived from the personal name Sovin.
Geography
Sovínky is located about 10 kilometres (6 mi) southwest of Mladá Boleslav and 36 km (22 mi) northeast of Prague. It lies in a flat and mostly agricultural landscape in the Jizera Table. The highest point is the flat hill Niměřický vrch at 290 m (950 ft) above sea level. The stream Košátecký potok flows along the southwestern municipal border.
History
The first written mention of Sovínky is from 1360. The village was promoted to a market town in 1594.
From 1972 to 1990, it was an administrative part of Bezno.
“Sovínky” enters the record as municipality and market town in Central Bohemian Region, Czech Republic. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Sovínky, municipality and market can confirm, complicate or overturn.
Why this record matters
“Sovínky” is worth following because a concise public description often conceals a longer documentary argument. Here, Sovínky, municipality and market provides the most credible route into that argument.
Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated May 22, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q514202. The first chronological checks are 1360, 1594, 1972 and 1990.
A single description cannot reconcile every naming convention, rebuilding phase or administrative transfer associated with a place. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.
How to read it
Treat names, boundaries and functions as historically changeable. Maps, plans, inventories and administrative records can clarify what the place meant at different dates.
- Historic place names
- Jurisdictional context
- Routes into maps and plans
Contemporary maps, plans, listed-building records, estate papers and the responsible local or national archive.
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Questions for further research
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This entry incorporates text from “Sovínky” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.