Čelákovice
Čelákovice | |
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![]() ![]() Čelákovice Location in the Czech Republic | |
Coordinates: 50°9′38″N 14°45′0″E / 50.16056°N 14.75000°ECoordinates: 50°9′38″N 14°45′0″E / 50.16056°N 14.75000°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Central Bohemian |
District | Prague-East |
First mentioned | 1290 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Josef Pátek |
Area | |
• Total | 15.88 km2 (6.13 sq mi) |
Elevation | 184 m (604 ft) |
Population (2021-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 12,293 |
• Density | 770/km2 (2,000/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 250 88 |
Website | www |
Čelákovice (Czech pronunciation: [ˈtʃɛlaːkovɪtsɛ]) is a town in Prague-East District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 12,000 inhabitants. It is located on the river Elbe, 25 kilometres from Prague. The town is part of the Prague metropolitan area.
Administrative parts[]
Villages of Císařská Kuchyně, Sedlčánky and Záluží are administrative parts of Čelákovice.
History[]
The site of the town has been inhabited since the Stone Age. During 9th century an early Slavic settlement was established. The first written mention of Čelákovice is from 1290.[2]
Demography[]
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Source: Historical lexicon of municipalities of the Czech Republic[3] |
Economy[]
In 1910 the engineering factory known as TOS (Továrna obráběcích strojů) was founded, becoming and remaining the largest industrial plant of the town.
Sights[]
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Around 1300, a stone keep was built here. The keep, reconstructed between 1973–82 in the Gothic–Renaissance style, serves as a town museum today.[2]
The Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary was originally a Romanesque building, rebuilt into the Renaissance style in the 16th century and into the Baroque style in 1708–1712.[2]
Notable people[]
- Alois Vašátko (1908–1942), World War II wing commander
- František Čáp (1913–1972), Czech-Yugoslav film director and screenwriter
- Eduard Petiška (1924–1987), writer of children books
- Pavel Tykač (born 1964), entrepreneur
International relations[]
Čelákovice has no twin towns and one partner city:[4]
Chengdu, China
Gallery[]
Town hall
Sedláčkova street
Former keep, now the Town Museum
Palackého street
References[]
- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2021". Czech Statistical Office. 2021-04-30.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Historie" (in Czech). Město Čelákovice. Retrieved 2021-06-19.
- ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Praha-východ" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 1–2.
- ^ "Partnerství" (in Czech). Město Čelákovice. Retrieved 2021-06-19.
External links[]
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- Populated places in Prague-East District
- Cities and towns in the Czech Republic
- Prague-East geography stubs