Praskačka | |
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Church of the Holy Trinity | |
Coordinates: 50°10′23″N 15°44′22″E / 50.17306°N 15.73944°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Hradec Králové |
District | Hradec Králové |
First mentioned | 1465 |
Area | |
• Total | 12.89 km2 (4.98 sq mi) |
Elevation | 239 m (784 ft) |
Population (2023-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 1,124 |
• Density | 87/km2 (230/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 503 33 |
Website | www |
Praskačka is a municipality and village in Hradec Králové District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,100 inhabitants.
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Administrative parts
The villages of Krásnice, Sedlice, Vlčkovice and Žižkovec are administrative parts of Praskačka.
Geography
Praskačka is located about 6 kilometres (4 mi) southwest of Hradec Králové. It lies in a flat agricultural landscape of the East Elbe Table.
History
The village was founded shourtly before 1465 and was owned by the monastery in Opatovice. The first written mention of Praskačka is from 1465, when King George of Poděbrady handed over the village to his sons.[2]
Demographics
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Source: Censuses[3][4] |
Transport
The D11 motorway runs through the municipality. Its intersection with the D35 motorway is also located here.
Praskačka is located on the railway line from Hradec Králové to Chlumec nad Cidlinou.[5]
Sport
The municipality is known for its greyhound racing track, which is the only one in the Czech Republic which meets the international standards.[6]
Sights
The main landmark of Praskačka is the Church of the Holy Trinity. It dates from 1848.[2]
Notable people
- Bohumil Kubišta (1884–1918), painter
References
- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
- ^ a b "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Praskačka. Retrieved 2022-09-03.
- ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Hradec Králové" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 11–12.
- ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
- ^ "Detail stanice Praskačka" (in Czech). České dráhy. Retrieved 2023-11-09.
- ^ "Chrtí dostihová dráha Praskačka" (in Czech). CzechTourism. Retrieved 2020-09-03.
External links
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