Krakovany is a municipality and village in Kolín District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 900 inhabitants.
Krakovany | |
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 Centre of Krakovany | |
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  Krakovany Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 50°3′58″N 15°22′8″E / 50.06611°N 15.36889°E | |
| Country |  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 (2024-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 936 |
| • Density | 89/km2 (230/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 281 27 |
| Website | www |
Administrative parts
editThe village of Božec is an administrative part of Krakovany.
Etymology
editThe meaning of the name is "the village of people who came from Krakov".[2]
Geography
editKrakovany 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
editThe first written mention of Krakovany is from 1244. Until 1510, when the village was bought by Vilém II of Pernštejn, Krkaovany was owned by various lower nobles. Božec was first mentioned in 1371. In 1961, the municipalities of Krakovany and Božec were merged.[3]
Demographics
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Transport
editThere are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
Sights
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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.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- ^ Profous, Antonín (1949). Místní jména v Čechách II: CH–L (in Czech). p. 359.
- ^ "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Krakovany. Retrieved 2024-05-29.
- ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Kolín" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 5–6.
- ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
- ^ "Evangelický sbor" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-05-29.
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