Vlkava
village in Mladá Boleslav District of Central Bohemian region
Vlkava is a municipality and village in Mladá Boleslav District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants.
Administrative division
Vlkava consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):
Vlkava (418)
Bor (11)
Etymology
The village probably got its name from the Vlkava watercourse.
Geography
Vlkava is located about 16 kilometres (10 mi) south of Mladá Boleslav and 35 km (22 mi) northeast of Prague. It lies in the Jizera Table. The highest point is at 262 m (860 ft) above sea level. The Vlkava River flows through the municipality. The village is situated on the shore of the fishpond Vlkava.
History
The first written mention of Vlkava is from 1046. A medieval wooden fortress was first documented in 1415.
“Vlkava” enters the record as village in Mladá Boleslav District of Central Bohemian region. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Vlkava, village and Mladá can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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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 Q535991. Authority coordinates are 50.271, 14.961. 2 of 3 selected statements include explicit references; 1 carry qualifiers and 1 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2021, 1046 and 1415.
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This entry incorporates text from “Vlkava” 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.