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

The name is derived from the Czech word buk (i.e. 'beech'). Bukovany was a village of people who came here from a village near a beech forest called Bukov, Buková or Bukoví.

Bukovany is located about 6 kilometres (4 mi) northeast of Benešov and 26 km (16 mi) south of Prague. It lies in the Benešov Uplands. The highest point is at 382 m (1,253 ft) above sea level. The Sázava River briefly flows along the northwestern municipal border.

The first written mention of Bukovany is from 1318.

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 378 —     1880 425 +12.4% 1890 481 +13.2% 1900 436 −9.4% 1910 544 +24.8%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 511 −6.1% 1930 499 −2.3% 1950 638 +27.9% 1961 540 −15.4% 1970 641 +18.7%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 564 −12.0% 1991 523 −7.3% 2001 597 +14.1% 2011 735 +23.1% 2021 753 +2.4%
Source: Censuses

The railway line Prague–Čerčany runs through the municipal territory, but there is no train station. The municipality is served by the stop in neighbouring village of Pecerady.

There are no protected cultural monuments in the municipality. Among the landmarks of Bukovany are a World War I memorial, a belfry and a small chapel.

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