Ovčáry is a municipality and village in
Kolín District
Kolín District ( cs, okres Kolín) is a district ('' okres'') within Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Kolín.
List of municipalities
Barchovice -
Bečváry -
Bělušice -
Břežany I -
Břežany II -
Bý ...
in 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 ...
of the
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohemia, it is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast. The ...
. It has about 800 inhabitants.
History
The first written mention of Ovčáry is from 1273.
Economy
In Ovčáry there is the larger part of
Kolín
Kolín (; german: Kolin, Neu Kolin, Collin) is a town in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 32,000 inhabitants. The town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an urban monument reservation.
Administra ...
-Ovčáry Industrial Zone, known mostly for the factory of the automobile manufacturing company
TPCA.
References
Villages in Kolín District
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