Pečky

Pečky
Town
Centre with Church of Saint Wenceslaus
Coat of arms
Pečky Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°5′26″N 15°1′49″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Central Bohemian
District	Kolín
First mentioned	1225
Government
• Mayor	Milan Paluska
Area
• Total	10.76 km^2 (4.15 sq mi)
Elevation	194 m (636 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	4,889
• Density	450/km^2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	289 11
Website	www.pecky.cz

Pečky is a town in Kolín District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 4,900 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The village of Velké Chvalovice is an administrative part of Pečky.

Geography

Pečky is located about 13 kilometres (8 mi) northwest of Kolín and 35 km (22 mi) 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.[2]

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.[2]

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 1,929 —     1880 2,539 +31.6% 1890 3,388 +33.4% 1900 4,049 +19.5% 1910 4,644 +14.7%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 4,535 −2.3% 1930 4,761 +5.0% 1950 3,805 −20.1% 1961 4,016 +5.5% 1970 4,188 +4.3%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 4,409 +5.3% 1991 4,428 +0.4% 2001 4,255 −3.9% 2011 4,477 +5.2% 2021 4,734 +5.7%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

Transport

Pečky is located on the railway lines Prague–Kolín and Pečky–Plaňany.[5]

Sights

Town hall

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.[2]

The town hall was built in the Art Nouveau style in 1901.[6]

Notable people

• Josef Křovák (1884–1951), geodesist, author of Křovák's projection
• Alois Vocásek (1896–2003), soldier, World War I veteran
• Tomáš Kuchař (born 1976), footballer

References

1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
2. "Z historie města" (in Czech). Město Pečky. Retrieved 2022-06-10.
3. "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
4. "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
5. "Detail stanice Pečky" (in Czech). České dráhy. Retrieved 2024-05-29.
6. "Radnice" (in Czech). Cesty a památky. Retrieved 2022-06-10.

External links

• Official website