Čelákovice

Čelákovice (Czech pronunciation: [ˈtʃɛlaːkovɪtsɛ]) is a town in Prague-East District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 12,000 inhabitants.

Čelákovice
Town
5. května Square
Flag Coat of arms
Čelákovice Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°9′38″N 14°45′0″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Central Bohemian
District	Prague-East
First mentioned	1290
Government
• Mayor	Josef Pátek (ODS)
Area
• Total	15.88 km2 (6.13 sq mi)
Elevation	184 m (604 ft)
Population  (2025-01-01)[1]
• Total	12,474
• Density	790/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	250 88
Website	www.celakovice.cz

Administrative division

Čelákovice consists of four municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):^[2]

• Čelákovice (10,901)
• Císařská Kuchyně (98)
• Sedlčánky (898)
• Záluží (367)

Geography

Čelákovice is located about 15 kilometres (9 mi) east of Prague. It lies in the Central Elbe Table, in the Polabí lowlands. The town is situated on the left bank of the Elbe River.

History

The site of the town has been inhabited since the Stone Age. During the 9th century, an early Slavic settlement was established. The first written mention of Čelákovice is from 1290. The inhabitants subsisted on fishing and agriculture, and from the mid-19th century also on the production of baskets.^[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 2,247 —     1880 2,515 +11.9% 1890 2,584 +2.7% 1900 2,829 +9.5% 1910 3,752 +32.6%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 4,042 +7.7% 1930 5,411 +33.9% 1950 7,342 +35.7% 1961 8,226 +12.0% 1970 9,395 +14.2%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 10,390 +10.6% 1991 10,295 −0.9% 2001 10,031 −2.6% 2011 11,866 +18.3% 2021 12,264 +3.4%
Source: Censuses[4][5]

Economy

The engineering factory known as TOS (Továrna obráběcích strojů) was founded in 1910. It remains the largest industrial plant in the town.

Transport

Čelákovice is located on the railway lines Prague–Kolín and Neratovice–Čelákovice.^[6]

Sights

Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary

Around 1300, a stone fortress was built here. The fortress, reconstructed in 1973–1982 in the Gothic–Renaissance style, serves today as the town museum.^[3]

The Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary was originally a Romanesque structure, rebuilt in the Renaissance style in the 16th century and in the Baroque style in 1708–1712.^[3]

The landmark of the town square is the town hall. It was built in the neo-Baroque style in 1911.^[7]

Notable people

• Alois Vašátko (1908–1942), World War II wing commander
• František Čáp (1913–1972), Czech-Yugoslav film director and screenwriter
• Eduard Petiška (1924–1987), writer of children books
• Pavel Tykač (born 1964), entrepreneur

International relations

Čelákovice has no twin towns. The town has cooperation agreement with Chengdu, China.^[8]

Gallery

• 
  Town hall
• 
  Sedláčkova street
• 
  Former fortress, now the Town Museum
• 
  Palackého street