Vojkovice (Mělník District)
# Vojkovice (Mělník District)

Vojkovice is a municipality and village in Mělník District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 900 inhabitants.

## Administrative parts

Villages of Bukol, Dědibab and Křivousy are administrative parts of Vojkovice.

## Geography

Vojkovice is located about 10 km (6 mi) southwest of Mělník and 19 km (12 mi) 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.

## Sights

In Bukol is located the Church of Saint Bartholomew. It is a Romanesque church from the 13th century, baroque modified in the 18th century.

## Notable people

* Bohuslava Kecková (1854–1911), physician
