Čelákovice () is a town in Prague-East District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 12,000 inhabitants. The town is part of the Prague metropolitan area.

Administrative parts

Villages of Císařská Kuchyně, Sedlčánky and Záluží are administrative parts of Čelákovice.

Geography

Čelákovice is located on the left bank of the Elbe River, about east of Prague. It lies in the

Central Elbe Table Central is an adjective usually referring to being in the center of some place or (mathematical) object. Central may also refer to: Directions and generalised locations * Central Africa, a region in the centre of Africa continent, also known as ...

, in the

Polabí Polabí (german: Elbeland) is the traditional and informal name for a lowlands region located mainly in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. Etymology The name comes from Czech ''po Labi'', meaning "along the Elbe". The same linguist ...

lowlands.

History

The site of the town has been inhabited since the

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. During 9th century an early Slavic settlement was established. The first written mention of Čelákovice is from 1290. The inhabitants subsisted on fishing and agriculture, and from the mid-19th century also on the production of baskets.

Demographics

Economy

In 1910 the engineering factory known as TOS (''Továrna obráběcích strojů'') was founded, becoming and remaining the largest industrial plant of the town.

Sights

Around 1300, a stone fortress was built here. The fortress, reconstructed in 1973–1982 in the Gothic–Renaissance style, serves as a town museum today. The Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary was originally a Romanesque structure, rebuilt in the Renaissance style in the 16th century and in the Baroque style in 1708–1712.

Notable people

Alois Vašátko Alois Vašátko DFC (25 August 1908 – 23 June 1942) was a Czechoslovak artillery officer who became an air force pilot. In the Second World War he was a fighter ace, first in the French Air Force in the Battle of France and then in the Ro ...

(1908–1942), World War II wing commander * František Čáp (1913–1972), Czech-Yugoslav film director and screenwriter * Eduard Petiška (1924–1987), writer of children books *

Pavel Tykač Pavel Tykač (born 15 May 1964 in Čelákovice) is a Czech entrepreneur and investor with long-term experience in the energy sector. At present, he is the sole owner of Sev.en Energy Group, a major player in the Czech energy market which is plann ...

(born 1964), entrepreneur

International relations

Čelákovice has no twin towns and one partner city: *

Chengdu Chengdu (, ; Simplified Chinese characters, simplified Chinese: 成都; pinyin: ''Chéngdū''; Sichuanese dialects, Sichuanese pronunciation: , Standard Chinese pronunciation: ), Chinese postal romanization, alternatively Romanization of Chi ...

, China

Gallery

Celakovice radnice.jpg, Town hall Čelákovice, Sedláčkova str 3.jpg, Sedláčkova street Čelákovice 01.JPG, Former fortress, now the Town Museum Čelákovice, Palackého street, villa.jpg, Palackého street

References

External links

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Town Museum
{{DEFAULTSORT:Celakovice Cities and towns in the Czech Republic Populated places in Prague-East District