Říčany
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 Říčany Castle
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| Country |  Czech Republic |
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| Region | Central Bohemian | ||
| District | Prague-East | ||
| Commune | Říčany | ||
| River | Říčanský potok | ||
| Elevation | 341 m (1,119 ft) | ||
| Area | 25.80 km2 (9.96 sq mi) | ||
| Population | 12,429 (2006-07-03) | ||
| Density | 482 /km2 (1,248 /sq mi) | ||
| First mentioned | 1289 | ||
| Mayor | Adriena Mrázová (SNK ED) | ||
| Timezone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 251 01 | ||
  Location in the Czech Republic
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| Wikimedia Commons: Říčany | |||
| Statistics: statnisprava.cz | |||
| Website: www.ricany.cz | |||
Říčany (Czech pronunciation: [ˈr̝iːtʃanɪ]) is a town in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. In 2006 it had almost 17,500 inhabitants. It is located 20 km from the center of Prague and it takes about half an hour to get to the Prague Main railway station by train.
Villages Jažlovice, Krabošice, Kuří, Pacov, Radošovice, Strašín and Voděrádky are administrative parts of Říčany.
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[edit] Affiliations
Říčany is twinned with the following towns:
[edit] Schools
In Říčany there are two elementary schools. The "First elementary school" is located in the center of town, on Masaryk's square. The "Second elementary school" is located in the upper part of Říčany, Radešovice, in the Bezručova street. There are also two secondary schools in Říčany: the state Gymnázium Říčany and the private Masarykovo klasické gymnázium.
[edit] History
1st documents about this town are from year 1289. In the Middle Ages, there was a great castle in Říčany, but during the Hussitism it was occupied and burn-out and during thirty years'war was destroyed.
[edit] Sights
- the Říčany Castle
- the church of St. Peter and Paul on the Masaryk's square
- the Marian column on the Masaryk's square
- the Jureček artificial lake (in Radošovice, residential part of Říčany)
[edit] Events
- the Starák punk microfest (beginning of August)
- the Říčanský nos municipal party (beginning of September)
[edit] External links
- Municipal website (in Czech)
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