Pečky

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

Pečky
Town
Centre with Church of Saint Wenceslaus
Centre with Church of Saint Wenceslaus
Coat of arms of Pečky
Coat of arms
Pečky is located in Czech Republic
Pečky
Pečky
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°5′26″N 15°1′49″E
Country Czech Republic
RegionCentral Bohemian
DistrictKolín
First mentioned1225
Government
 • MayorMilan Paluska
Area
 • Total10.76 km2 (4.15 sq mi)
Elevation
194 m (636 ft)
Population
 (2023-01-01)[1]
 • Total4,886
 • Density450/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
289 11
Websitewww.pecky.cz

Administrative parts

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

Geography

Pečky is located about 35 kilometres (22 mi) east of Prague. It lies in a flat agricultural landscape of the Central Elbe Table. It lies on the left bank of the Výrovka stream.

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
YearPop.±%
18691,929—    
18802,539+31.6%
18903,388+33.4%
19004,049+19.5%
19104,644+14.7%
YearPop.±%
19214,535−2.3%
19304,761+5.0%
19503,805−20.1%
19614,016+5.5%
19704,188+4.3%
YearPop.±%
19804,409+5.3%
19914,428+0.4%
20014,255−3.9%
20114,477+5.2%
20214,734+5.7%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

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.[5]

Notable people

References
  1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
  2. "Z historie města" (in Czech). Město Pečky. Retrieved 2022-06-10.
  3. "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Kolín" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 7–8.
  4. "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
  5. "Radnice" (in Czech). Cesty a památky. Retrieved 2022-06-10.
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