Dolní Krupá (Mladá Boleslav District)

50°32′47″N 14°52′2″E / 50.54639°N 14.86722°E / 50.54639; 14.86722Country Czech RepublicRegionCentral BohemianDistrictMladá BoleslavFirst mentioned1229Area • Total11.20 km² (4.32 sq mi)Elevation275 m (902 ft)Population • Total248 • Density22/km² (57/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal codeWebsitewww.dolni-krupa.cz

Dolní Krupá is a municipality and village in Mladá Boleslav District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants.

Dolní Krupá is located about 14 kilometres (9 mi) north of Mladá Boleslav and 55 km (34 mi) northeast of Prague. It lies in the Jizera Table. The highest point is the hill Radechov at 392 m (1,286 ft) above sea level, whose peak is protected as a nature monument.

The first written mention of Krupá is from 1229. In 1766 Krupá was divided into two villages, Horní Krupá (today part of Ralsko) and Dolní Krupá. Until the 19th century, the local population made a living from agriculture and forestry, then crafts developed.^[2]

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 449 —     1880 450 +0.2% 1890 514 +14.2% 1900 462 −10.1% 1910 409 −11.5%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 409 +0.0% 1930 437 +6.8% 1950 324 −25.9% 1961 313 −3.4% 1970 278 −11.2%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 210 −24.5% 1991 160 −23.8% 2001 164 +2.5% 2011 202 +23.2% 2021 231 +14.4%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.

The main landmark of Dolní Krupá is the Church of Saint Wenceslaus. It is a Baroque church from the second half of the 18th century.^[5]

The Baroque rectory next to the church is also a cultural monument. Today it houses a branch of the Museum of the Mladá Boleslav Region.^[6]