Vojkovice is a municipality and village in Mělník District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,100 inhabitants.
Administrative division Vojkovice consists of four municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):
Vojkovice (640) Bukol (110) Dědibaby (72) Křivousy (49)
Etymology The name Vojkovice is derived from the personal name Vojek, meaning "the village of Vojek's people".
Geography Vojkovice is located about southwest of Mělník and north of Prague. It lies in a flat agricultural landscape in the Central Elbe Table. The municipality is situated on the right bank of the Vltava River, which forms the northern municipal border.
History The first written mention of Vojkovice is in a hoax from the 12th century, according to which allegedly in 1088 King Vratislaus II donated the village to the newly established Vyšehrad Chapter. The chapter owned Vojkovice until the mid-14th century.
Demographics
Transport There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
Sights The main landmark of the municipality is the Church of Saint Bartholomew, located in Bukol. It is a Romanesque church from the 13th century, modified in the Baroque style in the 18th century.
Notable people Bohuslava Kecková (1854–1911), physician
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