Vodochody
Vodochody | |
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 Centre of Vodochody | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Vodochody Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 50°12′25″N 14°23′52″E / 50.20694°N 14.39778°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Central Bohemian |
| District | Prague-East |
| First mentioned | 1000 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.96 km2 (1.92 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 240 m (790 ft) |
| Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 788 |
| • Density | 160/km2 (410/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 250 69 |
| Website | www |
Vodochody is a municipality and village in Prague-East District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 800 inhabitants.
Administrative parts[edit]
The village of Hoštice is an administrative part of Vodochody.
Etymology[edit]
The name is derived from the words voda ('water') and chodit ('walk'). The name referred to "village of people who walk on water", which probably meant "village of fishermen".[2]
Geography[edit]
Vodochody is located about 10 kilometres (6 mi) north of Prague. It lies in the Prague Plateau.
History[edit]
The first written mention of Vodochody is from 1000.[2]
Demographics[edit]
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Transport[edit]
In the municipal territory there is a small airport, Vodochody Airport. It serves to the aircraft construction company Aero Vodochody, which is located in neighbouring Odolena Voda.
Sights[edit]
There are no protected cultural monuments in the municipality.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- ^ a b Profous, Antonín (1957). Místní jména v Čechách IV: S–Ž (in Czech). p. 592.
- ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Praha-východ" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 13–14.
- ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
- ^ "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, okres Praha-východ". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-05-23.
External links[edit]
| Authority control databases: National |
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