Hovorčovice is a municipality and village in

Prague-East District Prague-East District () is a Okres, district in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is Prague. The most populated town of the district is Brandýs nad Labem-Stará Boleslav. Administrative division Prague-East District i ...

in the

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of the

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. It has about 2,600 inhabitants.

Etymology

The name is derived from the personal name Hovořic or Hovora, meaning "the village of Hovořic's (Hovora's) people". The term ''hovora'', from which the personal name arose, used to denote a person who talked a lot.

Geography

Hovorčovice is located about north of

Prague Prague ( ; ) is the capital and List of cities and towns in the Czech Republic, largest city of the Czech Republic and the historical capital of Bohemia. Prague, located on the Vltava River, has a population of about 1.4 million, while its P ...

. It lies in a flat agricultural landscape in the

Central Elbe Table The Central Elbe Table () is a plateau and a geomorphological mesoregion of the Czech Republic. It is located mostly in the Central Bohemian Region, but due to its size, it also extends to other regions. The axis of the plateau is the Elbe River, ...

. In the centre of the village is a fishpond.

History

The first written mention of Hovorčovice is from 1088, when King Vratislaus II donated the village to the

Vyšehrad Chapter The Vyšehrad Chapter (), officially the Royal Collegiate Chapter of Ss. Peter and Paul at Vyšehrad (), is a collegiate chapter established at the church dedicated to Saints Peter and Paul in Vyšehrad (now in Prague Prague ( ; ) is th ...

. The village was almost completely destroyed by the

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during the

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. From 1652 to 1945, the estate was owned by the

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. The independent municipality was established in 1908.

Demographics

Transport

Hovorčovice is located on the railway line Prague–

Mělník Mělník (; ) is a town in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 20,000 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an Cultural monument (Czech Republic)#Monument zones, urban monument zon ...

. It is also served by suburban buses (part of the

Prague Integrated Transport Prague Integrated Transport (Czech language, Czech: ''Pražská integrovaná doprava'', ''PID'') is an Passenger transport executive, integrated public transport system providing services in Prague and within the Central Bohemian Region. It is ...

system).

Sights

The main landmark of Hovorčovice is the Church of the Nativity of Saint John the Baptist. It was built in the early Gothic style in the second half of the 13th century and rebuilt in the Baroque style. North pole of Prague is located on the tripoint of Prague, Hovorčovice and

Veleň Veleň is a municipality and village in Prague-East District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,000 inhabitants. Administrative division Veleň consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to ...

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hovorcovice Villages in Prague-East District