Pečky is a town in Kolín District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 4,900 inhabitants.
Pečky | |
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 Centre with Church of Saint Wenceslaus | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Pečky Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 50°5′26″N 15°1′49″E / 50.09056°N 15.03028°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Central Bohemian |
| District | Kolín |
| First mentioned | 1225 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Milan Paluska |
| Area | |
| • Total | 10.76 km2 (4.15 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 194 m (636 ft) |
| Population (2023-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 4,886 |
| • Density | 450/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 289 11 |
| Website | www |
Administrative parts edit
The village of Velké Chvalovice is an administrative part of Pečky.
Geography edit
Pečky is located about 35 kilometres (22 mi) east of Prague. It lies in a flat agricultural landscape of the Central Elbe Table. It lies on the left bank of the Výrovka stream.
History edit
The first written mention of Pečky is in a donation deed of King Ottokar I from 1225. For centuries, it was a small agricultural community, often changing their owners and often divided between several estates.[2]
After 1869, the railway was built and several larger companies were established, focused on the production of agricultural needs and processing of sugar beet. In 1879, Pečky became a market town, and in 1925, it became a town.[2]
Demographics edit
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Sights edit
The early Cubist building of the Evangelical Church of Master Jan Hus was completed in 1915 and is among the most important monuments in the town. The second important monument is the neo-Romanesque Catholic Church of Saint Wenceslaus, consecrated in 1913. It has unique Art Nouveau decoration.[2]
The town hall was built in the Art Nouveau style in 1901.[5]
Notable people edit
- Josef Křovák (1884–1951), geodesist, author of Křovák's projection
- Alois Vocásek (1896–2003), soldier, World War I veteran
- Vladimír Renčín (1941–2017), illustrator and cartoonist
- Tomáš Kuchař (born 1976), footballer
References edit
- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
- ^ a b c "Z historie města" (in Czech). Město Pečky. Retrieved 2022-06-10.
- ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Kolín" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 7–8.
- ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
- ^ "Radnice" (in Czech). Cesty a památky. Retrieved 2022-06-10.
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