Praskačka

Praskačka
Praskačka
Municipality
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	Coordinates: 50°10′23″N 15°44′22″E / 50.17306°N 15.73944°E
Country	File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic
Region	Hradec Králové
District	Hradec Králové
First mentioned	1465
Area
• Total	12.89 km2 (4.98 sq mi)
Elevation	239 m (784 ft)
Population (2026-01-01)
• Total	1,147
• Density	88.98/km2 (230.5/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	503 33
Website	www.praskacka.cz

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.

Administrative division

Praskačka consists of five municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):^[2]

Praskačka (607)
Krásnice (69)
Sedlice (249)
Vlčkovice (131)
Žižkovec (17)

Etymology

The name is derived from the personal name Praskač, meaning "Praskač's (settlement, homestead)".^[3]

Geography

Praskačka is located about 6 kilometres (4 mi) southwest of Hradec Králové. It lies in a flat agricultural landscape in the East Elbe Table.

History

The village was founded shourtly before 1465 and was owned by the monastery in Opatovice. The first written mention of Praskačka is from 1465, when King George of Poděbrady handed over the village to his sons.^[4]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	1,039	—
1880	1,201	+15.6%
1890	1,225	+2.0%
1900	1,231	+0.5%
1910	1,421	+15.4%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	1,535	+8.0%
1930	1,547	+0.8%
1950	1,209	−21.8%
1961	1,264	+4.5%
1970	1,120	−11.4%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	978	−12.7%
1991	955	−2.4%
2001	914	−4.3%
2011	1,028	+12.5%
2021	1,073	+4.4%

Source: Censuses^[5]^[6]

Transport

The D11 motorway runs through the municipality. Its intersection with the D35 motorway is also located here.

Praskačka is located on the railway line from Hradec Králové to Chlumec nad Cidlinou.^[7]

Culture

The municipality is known for its greyhound racing track, which is the only one in the Czech Republic that meets the international standards.^[8]

Sights

The main landmark of Praskačka is the Church of the Holy Trinity. It dates from 1848.^[4]

Notable people

Bohumil Kubišta (1884–1918), painter

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 (1951). Místní jména v Čechách III: M–Ř (in čeština). p. 456.
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 "Historie obce" (in čeština). Obec Praskačka. Retrieved 2022-09-03.
↑ "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.
↑ "Station details Praskačka". České dráhy. Retrieved 2026-04-21.
↑ "Chrtí dostihová dráha Praskačka" (in čeština). CzechTourism. Retrieved 2020-09-03.

External links

Official website

[1] "Population in municipalities as at 1. 1". DataStat. Czech Statistical Office. 2026-05-18.

[2] "Public Census 2021 – basic data". Public Database (in čeština). Czech Statistical Office. 2022.

[3] Profous, Antonín (1951). Místní jména v Čechách III: M–Ř (in čeština). p. 456.

[history-4] 4.0 ^4.1 "Historie obce" (in čeština). Obec Praskačka. Retrieved 2022-09-03.

[5] "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in čeština). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.

[6] "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.

[7] "Station details Praskačka". České dráhy. Retrieved 2026-04-21.

[8] "Chrtí dostihová dráha Praskačka" (in čeština). CzechTourism. Retrieved 2020-09-03.

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