Úvaly (german: Auwal) is a town in

Prague-East District Prague-East District ( cs, okres Praha-východ) is a district (''okres'') within the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. Its administrative seat is in Prague. The most populated town of the district is Brandýs nad Labem-Stará Bole ...

in the

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of the

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. It has about 7,000 inhabitants.

Geography

Úvaly is located about east of the centre of

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. It lies in the

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on the Výmola stream. There are several small

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s in the municipal territory.

History

The first written mention of Úvaly is from 1290. The settlement lied on the important trade route Prague– Český Brod–

Kutná Hora Kutná Hora (; medieval Czech: ''Hory Kutné''; german: Kuttenberg) is a town in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 20,000 inhabitants. The centre of Kutná Hora, including the Sedlec Abbey and its ossuary, was designa ...

, which helped to its growth. In 1654 it was first mentioned as a

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. In 1845, the railroad Prague–

Olomouc Olomouc (, , ; german: Olmütz; pl, Ołomuniec ; la, Olomucium or ''Iuliomontium'') is a city in the Czech Republic. It has about 99,000 inhabitants, and its larger urban zone has a population of about 384,000 inhabitants (2019). Located on th ...

, which goes through Úvaly, was built, and its population grew up from hundreds to thousands. In 1969, Úvaly became a town.

Demographics

Sights

The main landmark is the Church of the Annunciation of the Virgin Mary. It was built on the site of a chapel founded in 1342.

Notable people

* Marie Majerová (1882–1967), writer, translator, journalist * Vladimír Kejř (1929–1981), gymnast * Oldřich Hamera (1944–2021), graphic artist

References

External links

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Information portalPlaces and stories in Úvaly and surroundings
{{DEFAULTSORT:Uvaly Cities and towns in the Czech Republic Populated places in Prague-East District