Pátek

Pátek
Pátek
Municipality
	Main street
	Flag Coat of arms
	Pátek Location in the Czech Republic
	Coordinates: 50°9′56″N 15°9′31″E / 50.16556°N 15.15861°E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Central Bohemian
District	Nymburk
First mentioned	1345
Area
• Total	6.92 km2 (2.67 sq mi)
Elevation	189 m (620 ft)
Population (2023-01-01)
• Total	756
• Density	110/km2 (280/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	290 01
Website	www.obecpatek.cz

Pátek is a municipality and village in Nymburk District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 800 inhabitants.

Etymology[edit]

The name literally means 'Friday'. The village was probably founded on Friday.^[2]

Geography[edit]

Pátek is located about 8 kilometres (5 mi) east of Nymburk and 44 km (27 mi) east of Prague. It lies in a flat agricultural landscape in the Central Elbe Table. The Sánský Channel flows through the municipality. There are several small fishponds.

History[edit]

The first written mention of Pátek is from 1345.^[3]

Demographics[edit]

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	406	—
1880	460	+13.3%
1890	494	+7.4%
1900	518	+4.9%
1910	605	+16.8%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	630	+4.1%
1930	618	−1.9%
1950	573	−7.3%
1961	519	−9.4%
1970	481	−7.3%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	443	−7.9%
1991	482	+8.8%
2001	507	+5.2%
2011	616	+21.5%
2021	755	+22.6%

Source: Censuses^[4]^[5]

Transport[edit]

There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.

Sights[edit]

The most valuable building is a watermill from 1820. It was functional until 1952. Today the building is unused.^[6]

The Church of Saint Lawrence is a cemetery church without historic value. The original wooden church was built in 1350–1354. At the turn of the 15th and 16th centuries, it was replaced by a stone one. Around 1711, the church was probably struck by lightning and fell into disrepair. In 1854, it was completely rebuilt into its present form.^[7]

References[edit]

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
^ Profous, Antonín (1951). Místní jména v Čechách III: M–Ř (in Czech). p. 328.
^ "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Pátek. Retrieved 2023-03-03.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Nymburk" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 7–8.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
^ "Vodní mlýn zv. Lazarův" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-03-03.
^ "Pátek, kostel sv. Vavřince, hřbitov". Noc kostelů (in Czech). Retrieved 2023-03-03.

External links[edit]

Official website

[1] "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.

[2] Profous, Antonín (1951). Místní jména v Čechách III: M–Ř (in Czech). p. 328.

[3] "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Pátek. Retrieved 2023-03-03.

[4] "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Nymburk" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 7–8.

[5] "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.

[6] "Vodní mlýn zv. Lazarův" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-03-03.

[7] "Pátek, kostel sv. Vavřince, hřbitov". Noc kostelů (in Czech). Retrieved 2023-03-03.

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