Říčany (; german: Ritschan) 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 16,000 inhabitants. It is located 20 km south of the centre of

Prague Prague ( ; cs, Praha ; german: Prag, ; la, Praga) is the capital and largest city in the Czech Republic, and the historical capital of Bohemia. On the Vltava river, Prague is home to about 1.3 million people. The city has a temperate ...

, and it takes about half an hour to get to the

Prague Main railway station Prague ( ; cs, Praha ; german: Prag, ; la, Praga) is the capital and largest city in the Czech Republic, and the historical capital of Bohemia. On the Vltava river, Prague is home to about 1.3 million people. The city has a temperate oc ...

by train. The town is part of the Prague metropolitan area. According to the Quality of Life Index, the town is rated the best place to live in the country since 2018.

Administrative parts

The villages of Jažlovice, Krabošice, Kuří, Pacov, Radošovice, Strašín, and Voděrádky are administrative parts of Říčany.

History

The first documents about the town date back to the year 1289. In the Middle Ages, there was a large castle in Říčany, but during the

Hussite Wars The Hussite Wars, also called the Bohemian Wars or the Hussite Revolution, were a series of civil wars fought between the Hussites and the combined Catholic forces of Holy Roman Emperor Sigismund, the Papacy, European monarchs loyal to the ...

it was occupied and set ablaze, and during the

Thirty Years' War The Thirty Years' War was one of the longest and most destructive conflicts in European history, lasting from 1618 to 1648. Fought primarily in Central Europe, an estimated 4.5 to 8 million soldiers and civilians died as a result of battl ...

it was destroyed.

Demography

Sights

Ricany PH CZ Masaryk Square towards E 306

* Ruins of Říčany Castle * Church of Ss. Peter and Paul on Masarykovo Square * Marian column on Masarykovo Square * Jureček lido in Radošovice

Culture

* ''Starák'' – multicultural festival (beginning of August) * ''Říčanský nos'' – town festival (beginning of September)

Education

There are two primary schools in Říčany. The "First primary school" is located in the centre of the town, on Masarykovo Square. The "Second primary school" is located in the upper part of Říčany, Radošovice. There are also two secondary schools: the state school Gymnázium Říčany and the private Masarykovo klasické gymnázium.

Twin towns – sister cities

Říčany is

twinned Twinning (making a twin of) may refer to: * In biology and agriculture, producing two offspring (i.e., twins) at a time, or having a tendency to do so; * Twin towns and sister cities, towns and cities involved in town twinning * Twinning inst ...

with: * Albertslund, Denmark * Borken, Germany * Dainville, France * Grabow, Germany * Mölndal, Sweden *

Opatówek Opatówek is a town of 3,800 inhabitants in central Poland, situated southeast from Kalisz, in the Kalisz County in the Greater Poland Voivodeship. The commune (Gmina) of Opatówek, including the town of Opatówek and 26 other villages, has ...

, Poland * Whitstable, England, United Kingdom

References

External links

* Cities and towns in the Czech Republic Populated places in Prague-East District {{PragueEast-geo-stub