Praskačka is a municipality and village in Hradec Králové District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,100 inhabitants.
Praskačka | |
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Church of the Holy Trinity | |
Coordinates: 50°10′23″N 15°44′22″E / 50.17306°N 15.73944°ECoordinates: 50°10′23″N 15°44′22″E / 50.17306°N 15.73944°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Hradec Králové |
District | Hradec Králové |
First mentioned | 1465 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Pavel Capek |
Area | |
• Total | 12.89 km2 (4.98 sq mi) |
Elevation | 239 m (784 ft) |
Population (2021-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 1,085 |
• Density | 84/km2 (220/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 503 33 |
Website | www |
Administrative partsEdit
Villages of Krásnice, Sedlice, Vlčkovice and Žižkovec are administrative parts of Praskačka.
SportEdit
The municipality is known for its greyhound racing track, which is the only one in the Czech Republic which meets the international standards.[2]
Notable peopleEdit
- Bohumil Kubišta (1884–1918), painter
ReferencesEdit
- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2021". Czech Statistical Office. 2021-04-30.
- ^ "Chrtí dostihová dráha Praskačka" (in Czech). Kudy z nudy. Retrieved 2020-09-03.
External linksEdit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Praskačka.