Pátek

Pátek is a municipality and village in Nymburk District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 800 inhabitants.

Pátek
Municipality
Main street
Flag Coat of arms
Pátek Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°9′56″N 15°9′31″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Central Bohemian
District	Nymburk
First mentioned	1345
Area
• Total	6.92 km2 (2.67 sq mi)
Elevation	189 m (620 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	769
• Density	110/km2 (290/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	290 01
Website	www.obecpatek.cz

Etymology

The name literally means 'Friday' in Czech. The village was probably founded on Friday.^[2]

Geography

Pátek is located about 8 kilometres (5 mi) east of Nymburk and 44 km (27 mi) east of Prague. It lies in a flat agricultural landscape in the Central Elbe Table. The channel Sánský kanál flows through the municipality. There are several small fishponds in the territory of Pátek.

History

The first written mention of Pátek is from 1345.^[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 406 —     1880 460 +13.3% 1890 494 +7.4% 1900 518 +4.9% 1910 605 +16.8%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 630 +4.1% 1930 618 −1.9% 1950 573 −7.3% 1961 519 −9.4% 1970 481 −7.3%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 443 −7.9% 1991 482 +8.8% 2001 507 +5.2% 2011 616 +21.5% 2021 755 +22.6%
Source: Censuses[4][5]

Transport

Chapel next to the main road

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

Sights

The most valuable building is a watermill from 1820. It was functional until 1952. Today the building is unused.^[6]

The Church of Saint Lawrence is a cemetery church without historic value. The original wooden church was built in 1350–1354. At the turn of the 15th and 16th centuries, it was replaced by a stone one. Around 1711, the church was probably struck by lightning and fell into disrepair. In 1854, it was completely rebuilt into its present form.^[7]