Bukovice is a municipality and village in Náchod District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants.
Etymology The name of the village is derived from the adjective , meaning 'beech' (mountain, hillside, stream, etc.). The stream in the village was probably also previously called Bukovice.
Geography Bukovice is located about north of Náchod and south of the Polish city of Wałbrzych. It lies in the Broumov Highlands, in the Broumovsko Protected Landscape Area. The highest point is a hill at above sea level. The streams Hlavňovský potok and Pěkovský potok merge in the centre of the village. From the confluence, the stream is known as Dunajka.
History The first written mention of Bukovice is from 1406. In 1421, the village was burned down by the Silesian army. In 1535, the village was hit by a plague epidemic. Another disaster was the Thirty Years' War, during which the village was devastated. In 1727, Bukovice had 17 inhabitants.
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Transport There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
Sights Among the protected cultural monuments is a column with a statue of the Virgin Mary from 1747 and a rural house from the mid-19th century that is an example of regional folk architecture.
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