Prachovice is a municipality and village in
Chrudim District
Chrudim District ( cs, okres Chrudim) is a district ('' okres'') within Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Chrudim.
Overview
The district has mostly flat terrain with slopes of Iron Mountains appearing on the sout ...
in the
Pardubice Region
Pardubice Region ( cs, Pardubický kraj; , ; pl, Kraj pardubicki) is an administrative unit ( cs, kraj) of the Czech Republic, located mainly in the eastern part of its historical region of Bohemia, with a small part in northwestern Moravia. It ...
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 1,400 inhabitants.
Demographics
Economy
Prachovice is known for limestone quarrying and cement production. The quarry with an area of is one of the largest in the country. About 1,700,000 tonnes per year is quarried.
Notable people
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Jiří Kajínek
Jiří Kajínek (; born 11 January 1961) is a Czech criminal, celebrity and influencer. In 1998, he was convicted of the contracted double murder of Štefan Janda and Julián Pokoš and the attempted murder of Vojtěch Pokoš; subsequently he wa ...
(born 1961), murderer and celebrity
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Villages in Chrudim District
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