Pečky

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namePečky
settlement_typeTown
image_skylinePečky, Masarykovo náměstí, kašna a kostel svatého Václava.jpg
image_captionCentre with Church of Saint Wenceslaus
image_flagPečky Flag.jpg
image_shieldPečky.gif
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_name
subdivision_type1Region
subdivision_name1Central Bohemian
subdivision_type2District
subdivision_name2Kolín
pushpin_mapCzech Republic
pushpin_relief1
pushpin_map_captionLocation in the Czech Republic
coordinates
leader_titleMayor
leader_nameMilan Paluska
established_titleFirst mentioned
established_date1225
area_total_km210.76
elevation_m194
population_as_of2025-01-01
population_footnotes
population_total4874
population_density_km2auto
timezone1CET
utc_offset1+1
timezone1_DSTCEST
utc_offset1_DST+2
postal_code_typePostal code
postal_code289 11
website
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| name = Pečky | other_name = | settlement_type = Town | image_skyline = Pečky, Masarykovo náměstí, kašna a kostel svatého Václava.jpg | image_caption = Centre with Church of Saint Wenceslaus | image_flag = Pečky Flag.jpg | image_shield = Pečky.gif | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = | subdivision_type1 = Region | subdivision_name1 = Central Bohemian | subdivision_type2 = District | subdivision_name2 = Kolín | image_map = | map_caption = | pushpin_map = Czech Republic | pushpin_relief = 1 | pushpin_map_caption = Location in the Czech Republic | coordinates = | coordinates_footnotes = | leader_title = Mayor | leader_name = Milan Paluska | established_title = First mentioned | established_date = 1225 | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = 10.76 | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = 194 | population_as_of = 2025-01-01 | population_footnotes = | population_total = 4874 | population_density_km2 = auto | timezone1 = CET | utc_offset1 = +1 | timezone1_DST = CEST | utc_offset1_DST = +2 | postal_code_type = Postal code | postal_code = 289 11 | area_code_type = | area_code = | website = | footnotes = Pečky is a town in Kolín District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 4,900 inhabitants.

Administrative division

Pečky consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):

  • Pečky (4,195)
  • Velké Chvalovice (539)

Geography

Pečky is located about 13 km northwest of Kolín and 35 km east of Prague. It lies in a flat agricultural landscape of the Central Elbe Table. The town is situated on the left bank of the Výrovka River.

History

The first written mention of Pečky is in a donation deed of King Ottokar I from 1225. For centuries, it was a small agricultural community, often changing their owners and often divided between several estates.

After 1869, the railway was built and several larger companies were established, focused on the production of agricultural needs and processing of sugar beet. In 1879, Pečky became a market town, and in 1925, it became a town.

Demographics

|align=none|cols=3 |1869|1929 |1880|2539 |1890|3388 |1900|4049 |1910|4644 |1921|4535 |1930|4761 |1950|3805 |1961|4016 |1970|4188 |1980|4409 |1991|4428 |2001|4255 |2011|4477 |2021|4734 |source=Censuses}}

Transport

Pečky is located on the railway lines Prague–Kolín and Pečky–Plaňany.

Sights

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The early Cubist building of the Evangelical Church of Master Jan Hus was completed in 1915 and is among the most important monuments in the town. The second important monument is the neo-Romanesque Catholic Church of Saint Wenceslaus, consecrated in 1913. It has unique Art Nouveau decoration.

The town hall was built in the Art Nouveau style in 1901.

Notable people

References

References

  1. (2025-05-16). "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2025". [[Czech Statistical Office]].
  2. (2022). "Public Census 2021 – basic data". [[Czech Statistical Office]].
  3. "Z historie města". Město Pečky.
  4. (2015-12-21). "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011". [[Czech Statistical Office]].
  5. (2021-03-27). "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". [[Czech Statistical Office]].
  6. "Detail stanice Pečky". [[České dráhy]].
  7. "Radnice". Cesty a památky.

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