Čelákovice () is a town in

Prague-East District Prague-East District () is a Okres, district in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is Prague. The most populated town of the district is Brandýs nad Labem-Stará Boleslav. Administrative division Prague-East District i ...

in the

Central Bohemian Region The Central Bohemian Region ( ; ) is an administrative unit () of the Czech Republic, located in the central part of its historical region of Bohemia. Its administrative centre is in the Czech capital Prague, which lies in the centre of the regio ...

of the

Czech Republic The Czech Republic, also known as Czechia, and historically known as Bohemia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the south ...

. It has about 12,000 inhabitants.

Administrative division

Čelákovice consists of four municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Čelákovice (10,901) *Císařská Kuchyně (98) *Sedlčánky (898) *Záluží (367)

Geography

Čelákovice is located about east of

Prague Prague ( ; ) is the capital and List of cities and towns in the Czech Republic, largest city of the Czech Republic and the historical capital of Bohemia. Prague, located on the Vltava River, has a population of about 1.4 million, while its P ...

. It lies in the

Central Elbe Table The Central Elbe Table () is a plateau and a geomorphological mesoregion of the Czech Republic. It is located mostly in the Central Bohemian Region, but due to its size, it also extends to other regions. The axis of the plateau is the Elbe River, ...

, in the

Polabí Polabí () is the traditional and informal name for a lowland region located mainly in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. Etymology The name comes from Czech ''po Labi'', meaning "along the Elbe". The same linguistic construction g ...

lowlands. The town is situated on the left bank of the

Elbe The Elbe ( ; ; or ''Elv''; Upper Sorbian, Upper and , ) is one of the major rivers of Central Europe. It rises in the Giant Mountains of the northern Czech Republic before traversing much of Bohemia (western half of the Czech Republic), then Ge ...

River.

History

The site of the town has been inhabited since the

Stone Age The Stone Age was a broad prehistory, prehistoric period during which Rock (geology), stone was widely used to make stone tools with an edge, a point, or a percussion surface. The period lasted for roughly 3.4 million years and ended b ...

. 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.

Demographics

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 Kolín (; ) is a town in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 33,000 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an Cultural monument (Czech Republic)#Monument reservations, urban monume ...

and Neratovice–Čelákovice.

Sights

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

Notable people

Alois Vašátko Alois Vašátko Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom), DFC (25 August 1908 – 23 June 1942) was a First Czechoslovak Republic, Czechoslovak artillery officer who became an air force pilot. In the World War II, Second World War he was a F ...

(1908–1942), World War II wing commander *

František Čáp František Čáp (7 December 1913 – 12 January 1972), also known as Franz Cap in Germany, was a Czech and later a Yugoslav film director and screenwriter. He directed 32 films between 1939 and 1970. Having created Slovene film classics such as ...

(1913–1972), Czech-Yugoslav film director and screenwriter * Eduard Petiška (1924–1987), writer of children books *

Pavel Tykač Pavel Tykač (born 15 May 1964) is a Czechs, Czech entrepreneur and investor with long-term experience in the energy sector. At present, he is the sole owner of Sev.en Energy Group, a major player in the Czech energy market which is planning to e ...

(born 1964), entrepreneur

International relations

Čelákovice has no twin towns. The town has cooperation agreement with

Chengdu Chengdu; Sichuanese dialects, Sichuanese pronunciation: , Standard Chinese pronunciation: ; Chinese postal romanization, previously Romanization of Chinese, romanized as Chengtu. is the capital city of the Chinese province of Sichuan. With a ...

, China.

Gallery

Celakovice radnice.jpg, Town hall Čelákovice, Sedláčkova str 3.jpg, Sedláčkova street Čelákovice 01.JPG, Former fortress, now the Town Museum Čelákovice, Palackého street, villa.jpg, Palackého street

References

External links

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Town Museum
{{DEFAULTSORT:Celakovice Cities and towns in the Czech Republic Populated places in Prague-East District