Bukovany is a municipality and village in Benešov District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 900 inhabitants.
Etymology The name is derived from the Czech word buk (i.e. 'beech'). Bukovany was a village of people who came here from a village near a beech forest called Bukov, Buková or Bukoví.
Geography Bukovany is located about northeast of Benešov and south of Prague. It lies in the Benešov Uplands. The highest point is at above sea level. The Sázava River briefly flows along the northwestern municipal border.
History The first written mention of Bukovany is from 1318.
Demographics
Transport The railway line Prague–Čerčany runs through the municipal territory, but there is no train station. The municipality is served by the stop in neighbouring village of Pecerady.
Sights
There are no protected cultural monuments in the municipality. Among the landmarks of Bukovany are a World War I memorial, a belfry and a small chapel.
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