Mukařov (Prague-East District)

Mukařov is a municipality and village in Prague-East District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,900 inhabitants.

Administrative parts
The villages of Srbín and Žernovka are administrative parts of Mukařov.

Etymology
The village was named after Knight Mukar, who is its probable founder.

Geography
Mukařov is located about 17 km east of Prague. It lies in the Benešov Uplands. The highest point is at 469 m above sea level. The Výmola stream originates here and supplies the Návesní fishpond. The second pond in the territory of Mukařov is Požár, supplied by the Jevanský potok.

History
After 1158, King Vladislaus II donated the area of today's Mukařov to Knight Mukar, but evidence of the existence of the village does not appear in the following centuries. The first written mention of Mukařov is from 1352, when it was part of the Tehov estate. In 1513, the Tehov estate with Mukařov was bought by the Slavata of Chlum and Košumberk family and was annexed to the Černý Kostelec estate. From that time until the establishment of an independent municipality, it shared the fate and owners with Kostelec. During the Thirty Years' War, the region was badly damaged and was only slowly restored.

Economy
Mukařov is known for a granite quarry.

Transport
The I/2 road from Prague to Kutná Hora and Pardubice passes through the municipality.

Sights
The main landmark of Mukařov is the Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. A Gothic church with Baroque modifications was demolished in 1890 and the current church was built in the neo-Gothic style on its site in 1890–1893. It was built from granite that was quarried in the territory of Mukařov.