Katusice

Katusice is a municipality and village in Mladá Boleslav District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 800 inhabitants.

Administrative parts
The villages of Doubravice, Spikaly, Trnová and Valovice are administrative parts of Katusice. Doubravice and Trnová form an exclave of the municipal territory.

Etymology
The name is derived from the personal name Katous, meaning "the village of Katous' people".

Geography
Katusice is located about 10 km west of Mladá Boleslav and 41 km northeast of Prague. It lies in the Jizera Table. The highest point is the hill Bezvel at 340 m above sea level.

History
The first written mention of Katusice is from 1352, when the local church was documented.

Transport
Katusice is located on the railway line Mělník–Mladějov, but in the off season it is only in operation on weekends.

Sights
The main landmark of Katusice is the Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. It is a neo-Gothic church with a Gothic-Renaissance core. It was built in 1853–1857.