Velký Osek 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.
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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
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. It has about 2,600 inhabitants.
Geography
Velký Osek is located about north 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 ...
and east of
Prague
Prague ( ; cs, Praha ; german: Prag, ; la, Praga) is the capital and List of cities in the Czech Republic, largest city in the Czech Republic, and the historical capital of Bohemia. On the Vltava river, Prague is home to about 1.3 milli ...
. It lies in a flat landscape in the
Central Elbe Table. The Bačovka Stream flows through the municipality. The
Elbe
The Elbe (; cs, Labe ; nds, Ilv or ''Elv''; Upper and dsb, Łobjo) is one of the major rivers of Central Europe. It rises in the Giant Mountains of the northern Czech Republic before traversing much of Bohemia (western half of the Czech Re ...
River forms the western municipal border.
History
The first written mention of Velký Osek is from 1228, when it was owned by the
St. George's Convent in Prague. The construction of the railway in the 19th century started the development of the village.
Transport
Velký Osek is a railway hub. The railway lines Prague–Kolín and Trutnov–Kolín crosses here.
Sights
The main landmark of Velký Osek is the Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. It is a modern church without historical value, which dates from 1934. It has an
Art Nouveau interior, which comes from the abolished Church of Saint Wenceslaus in Prague-
Bohnice
Bohnice () is a district in the north of Prague, located in Prague 8, some 5 km north of city centre. The district is home to a large psychiatric hospital and a large panel housing estate in which all of the streets are named after cities or ...
.
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Villages in Kolín District