Křečhoř

Křečhoř
Municipality
Municipal office
Flag Coat of arms
Křečhoř Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°1′32″N 15°7′38″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Central Bohemian
District	Kolín
First mentioned	1295
Area
• Total	9.68 km^2 (3.74 sq mi)
Elevation	307 m (1,007 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	571
• Density	59/km^2 (150/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	280 02
Website	www.krechor.cz

Křečhoř is a municipality and village in Kolín District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The villages of Kamhajek and Kutlíře are administrative parts of Křečhoř.

Etymology

The village was named after the nearby hill, which was probably originally called Křeče hora (meaning "Křek's mountain" or "Křeč's mountain") and today is also named Křečhoř.[2]

Geography

Křečhoř is located about 4 kilometres (2 mi) northwest of Kolín and 43 km (27 mi) east of Prague. The southwestern part of the municipal territory lies in the Upper Sázava Hills. The northeastern part lies in the Central Elbe Table. The highest point is the Křečhoř hill at 333 m (1,093 ft) above sea level.

History

The first written mention of Křečhoř is from 1295. In 1757, during the Seven Years' War, Křehoč was the site of the Battle of Kolín.[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 604 —     1880 679 +12.4% 1890 716 +5.4% 1900 745 +4.1% 1910 823 +10.5%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 720 −12.5% 1930 655 −9.0% 1950 512 −21.8% 1961 481 −6.1% 1970 445 −7.5%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 444 −0.2% 1991 394 −11.3% 2001 416 +5.6% 2011 445 +7.0% 2021 536 +20.4%
Source: Censuses[4][5]

Transport

The I/12 road from Prague to Kolín runs along the northern municipal border.

Sights

Church of the Corpus Christi

The main landmark of Křečhoř is the Church of the Corpus Christi. It was originally a Gothic church from the early 14th century, rebuilt in the Empire style in 1846–1848.[6]

On the northwestern edge of the village of Křečhoř, there is a memorial to the Battle of Kolín. It was made in 1898 according to the design by Václav Weinzettl.[7]

Notable people

• Gustav Frištenský (1879–1957), strongman and wrestler

References

1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
2. Profous, Antonín (1949). Místní jména v Čechách II: CH–L (in Czech). pp. 378–379.
3. "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Křečhoř. Retrieved 2024-05-29.
4. "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
5. "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
6. "Kostel Božího těla" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-05-29.
7. "Památník bitvy u Kolína" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-05-29.

External links

• Official website