Krakovany (Kolín District)

Krakovany is a municipality and village in Kolín District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 900 inhabitants.

Krakovany
Municipality
Centre of Krakovany
Flag Coat of arms
Krakovany Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°3′58″N 15°22′8″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.obec-krakovany.cz

Administrative parts

The village of Božec is an administrative part of Krakovany.

Etymology

The meaning of the name is "the village of people who came from Krakov".^[2]

Geography

Krakovany 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

The 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

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 847 —     1880 960 +13.3% 1890 917 −4.5% 1900 930 +1.4% 1910 1,023 +10.0%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 1,085 +6.1% 1930 1,048 −3.4% 1950 926 −11.6% 1961 935 +1.0% 1970 839 −10.3%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 835 −0.5% 1991 801 −4.1% 2001 769 −4.0% 2011 775 +0.8% 2021 878 +13.3%
Source: Censuses[4][5]

Transport

There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.

Sights

Evangelical prayer house

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

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). p. 359.
3. "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Krakovany. 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. "Evangelický sbor" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-05-29.

External links

• Official website