Klecany is a town in Prague-East District in the

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of the

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. It has about 3,600 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

Villages of Drasty, Klecánky and Zdibsko are administrative parts of Klecany.

Geography

Klecany is located about north of

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. It lies in the Prague Plateau, on the right bank of the

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River.

History

The first written mention of Klecany is from 1316. In 1507, it was promoted to a

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by King Vladislaus II. In 1994 it became a town.

Sights

The main landmark of Klecany is the Klecany Castle. After it was destroyed by fire, it was rebuilt into its current neo-Empire form in 1924. Today the castle is privately owned and inaccessible to the public. In Drasty is a valuable farmyard from the turn of the 18th and 19th centuries.

Notable people

* Václav Beneš Třebízský (1849–1884), writer; worked here as a chaplain in 1876–1884

References

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* {{authority control Cities and towns in the Czech Republic Populated places in Prague-East District