Kněžmost is a municipality and village in Mladá Boleslav District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,400 inhabitants.

The villages of Býčina, Chlumín, Čížovka, Drhleny, Koprník, Lítkovice, Malobratřice, Násedlnice, Solec, Soleček, Srbsko, Suhrovice, Úhelnice and Žantov are administrative parts of Kněžmost.

The name is derived from knížecí most, i.e. "princely bridge". The settlement was founded by an old princely bridge.

Kněžmost is located about 11 kilometres (7 mi) east of Mladá Boleslav and 55 km (34 mi) northeast of Prague. It lies in the Jičín Uplands. The highest point is the hill Větrák at 361 m (1,184 ft) above sea level. The Kněžmostka stream flows through the municipality and supplies several fishponds. The northern part of the territory lies in the Bohemian Paradise Protected Landscape Area.

The first written mention of Kněžmost is from 1380, but the customs office was here already in 1316.

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 2,925 —     1880 2,889 −1.2% 1890 2,801 −3.0% 1900 2,632 −6.0% 1910 2,601 −1.2%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 2,656 +2.1% 1930 2,513 −5.4% 1950 1,849 −26.4% 1961 1,809 −2.2% 1970 1,711 −5.4%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 1,547 −9.6% 1991 1,461 −5.6% 2001 1,510 +3.4% 2011 1,873 +24.0% 2021 2,197 +17.3%
Source: Censuses

The railway from Bakov nad Jizerou to Dolní Bousov passes through the territory, but it is not used.

The main landmark of Kněžmost is the Church of Saint Francis of Assisi. It was built in the Empire style in 1838–1843.

• Jiří Lehečka (born 2001), tennis player

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