Říčany

Říčany
Říčany
Town
	View of Říčany town center
	Flag Coat of arms
	Říčany Location in the Czech Republic
	Coordinates: 49°59′31″N 14°39′20″E / 49.99194°N 14.65556°E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Central Bohemian
District	Prague-East
First mentioned	1289
Government
• Mayor	Vladimír Kořen
Area
• Total	25.80 km2 (9.96 sq mi)
Elevation	341 m (1,119 ft)
Population (2020-01-01)
• Total	15,908
• Density	620/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	251 01
Website	www.ricany.cz

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Říčany (Czech pronunciation: [ˈr̝iːtʃanɪ]; Template:Lang-de) is a town in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has around 16,000 inhabitants, is located 20 km south of the center of Prague, and it takes about half an hour to get to the Prague Main railway station by train. The town is a part of the Prague metropolitan area.

Administrative parts

The villages 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 it was occupied and set ablaze, and during the Thirty Years' War it was destroyed.

Sights

Říčany Castle
Church of Ss. Peter and Paul on Masaryk Square
Marian column on Masaryk square
Jureček lido in Radošovice (residential part of Říčany)

Events

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 Masaryk square. The "Second primary school" is located in the upper part of Říčany, Radošovice, on Bezruč street. There are also two secondary schools: the state school Gymnázium Říčany and the private Masarykovo klasické gymnázium.