Prachovice is a municipality and village in
Chrudim District
Chrudim District () is a Okres, district in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Chrudim.
Administrative division
Chrudim District is divided into two Districts of the Czech Republic#Municipalities with extended c ...
in the
Pardubice Region
Pardubice Region () is an administrative unit () of the Czech Republic, located mainly in the eastern part of its historical region of Bohemia, with a small part in northwestern Moravia. It is named after its capital Pardubice. As an administrat ...
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 1,400 inhabitants.
Demographics
Economy
Prachovice is known for limestone quarrying and cement production. The quarry with an area of is one of the largest in the country. About 1,700,000 tonnes per year is quarried.
Notable people
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Jiří Kajínek
Jiří Kajínek (; born 11 January 1961) is a Czech criminal, celebrity and influencer. In 1998, he was convicted of the contracted double murder of Štefan Janda and Julián Pokoš and the attempted murder of Vojtěch Pokoš; subsequently he wa ...
(born 1961), murderer and celebrity
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Villages in Chrudim District
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