Čerčany is a municipality and village in Benešov District if the

Central Bohemian Region The Central Bohemian Region ( cz, Středočeský kraj, german: Mittelböhmische Region) is an administrative unit ( cz, kraj) of the Czech Republic, located in the central part of its historical region of Bohemia. Its administrative centre is in ...

in the

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. It has about 2,900 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The village of Vysoká Lhota is an administrative part of Čerčany.

Geography

Čerčany is located about north of

Benešov Benešov (; german: Beneschau; also known as Benešov u Prahy) is a town in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 16,000 inhabitants. The town is known for the Konopiště Castle. Administrative parts Villages of Baba, ...

and southeast of

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. It lies in the

Benešov Uplands Benešov (; german: Beneschau; also known as Benešov u Prahy) is a town in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 16,000 inhabitants. The town is known for the Konopiště Castle. Administrative parts Villages of Baba, ...

. The highest point is the hill Čerčanský chlum at above sea level. The Sázava River flows through the municipality.

History

The first written mention of Čerčany is from 1356. The turning point was the construction of the railway from Prague to

České Budějovice České Budějovice (; german: Budweis ) is a city in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 93,000 inhabitants. It is located in the valley of the Vltava River, at its confluence with the Malše. České Budějovice is t ...

, which was completed in 1871, and Čerčany became a railway junction thanks to it. This contributed to the growth of the settlement, which at that time was part of

Lštění Lštění is a municipality and village in Benešov District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohemia, it is ...

. Čerčany has become a popular holiday resort. In 1919, Čerčany became an independent municipality.

Transport

The I/3 road, which is part of the

European route E55 European route E55 is an E-route. It passes through the following cities: Helsingborg … Helsingør – Copenhagen – Køge – Vordingborg – Nykøbing Falster – Gedser … Rostock – Berlin – Lübbenau – Dresden – Teplice – Prag ...

, passes through Čerčany. Čerčany is located on the railway line Prague–Benešov. It is also the starting point of a railway line to

Ledeč nad Sázavou Ledeč nad Sázavou (; until 1921 Ledeč) is a town in the Havlíčkův Brod District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 4,800 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an urban m ...

Sights

In Vysoká Lhota is the Vysoká Lhota Castle. It was first documented in 1550. Baroque reconstruction took place in the 1740s. Today there is a museum of carriages and

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s, and an exhibition about the history of the castle.

Notable people

Vlastimil Horváth Vlastimil Horváth (born 18 October 1977 in Čerčany) is a Czech singer and winner of the second '' Česko hledá SuperStar'' show. He is of Roma Roma or ROMA may refer to: Places Australia * Roma, Queensland, a town ** Roma Airport ** Rom ...

(born 1977), singer

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cercany Villages in Benešov District