Řež

Řež (Czech: [ˈr̝ɛʃ]) is a village and administrative part of Husinec in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic.

Řež
Village
Chapel of Saint Wenceslaus
Řež Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°10′21″N 14°21′41″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Central Bohemian
District	Prague-East
Municipality	Husinec
First mentioned	1088
Elevation	194 m (636 ft)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	1,221
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	250 68

Řež is the site of a nuclear research centre,^[2] where the first nuclear reactor in the republic was built under the guidance, of the first director of the center, Čestmír Šimáně.^[3]

Řež also has a chemical factory.^[4]

Řež has a railway connection by Prague - Kralupy nad Vltavou line. The stop is located on the opposite (left) bank of the Vltava River and is accessible by a pedestrian bridge.

On 19 June 2022 the highest ever temperature during the month of June in the Czech Republic was recorded here at 39.0 °C.^[5]

Panorama of Řež with nuclear research centre

Further reading

1995. 40 Years on: Rez Institute Underpins Czech Programme. "Nuclear Engineering International". no. 491: 46.