Krakovany (Kolín District)
Krakovany | |
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| Coordinates: 50°3′58″N 15°22′8″E / 50.06611°N 15.36889°E | |
| Country | File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic |
| Region | Central Bohemian |
| District | Kolín |
| First mentioned | 1244 |
| Area | |
• Total | 10.55 km2 (4.07 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 226 m (741 ft) |
| Population (2026-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 946 |
| • Density | 89.7/km2 (232/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 281 27 |
| Website | www |
Krakovany is a municipality and village in Kolín District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 900 inhabitants.
Administrative division
Krakovany consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):[2]
- Krakovany (772)
- Božec (106)
Etymology
The name Krakovany means "the village of people who came from Krakov".[3]
Geography
Krakovany is located about 13 kilometres (8 mi) east of Kolín and 28 km (17 mi) west of Pardubice. It lies in the East Elbe Table. The highest point is at 250 m (820 ft) above sea level.
History
The first written mention of Krakovany is from 1244. Until 1510, when the village was bought by Vilém II of Pernštejn, Krakovany was owned by various lesser nobles. Božec was first mentioned in 1371. In 1961, the municipalities of Krakovany and Božec were merged.[4]
Demographics
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Transport
There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
Sights
The most valuable building is the Evangelical prayer house. The original wooden prayer house was built in 1784 as one of the first Evangelical prayer houses built after the Patent of Toleration was issued. The brick prayer house replaced the wooden one in 1804. In 1840, it was rebuilt to its present form.[7]
References
- ↑ "Population in municipalities as at 1. 1". DataStat. Czech Statistical Office. 2026-05-18.
- ↑ "Public Census 2021 – basic data". Public Database (in čeština). Czech Statistical Office. 2022.
- ↑ Profous, Antonín (1949). Místní jména v Čechách II: CH–L (in čeština). p. 359.
- ↑ "Historie" (in čeština). Obec Krakovany. Retrieved 2024-05-29.
- ↑ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in čeština). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
- ↑ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
- ↑ "Evangelický sbor" (in čeština). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-05-29.
