Vrdy is a municipality and village in
Kutná Hora District
Kutná Hora District ( cs, okres Kutná Hora) is a district ('' okres'') within Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Kutná Hora.
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Administrative parts
Villages of Dolní Bučice, Horní Bučice and Zbyslav are administrative parts of Vrdy.
Geography
Vrdy is located about east of
Kutná Hora and southwest of
Pardubice. It lies in a flat agricultural landscape of the
Central Elbe Table. The Doubrava River flows through the municipality.
History
The first written mention of Vrdy is from 1307. Until 1960, Dolní Bučice, Horní Bučice and Zbyslav were separate municipalities.
Sights
The Church of All Saints in Dolní Bučice is a late Neoclassical church from the mid-19th century. It was probably built on the site of a demolished medieval church.
Notable people
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Karel Petr (1868–1950), mathematician
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Jiří Hanke
Jiří Hanke (12 December 1924, Dolní Bučice – 11 December 2006, Lausanne), also known as Jorge Hanke or Georg Hanke, was a Czech footballer and later football manager, who played internationally for Czechoslovakia, earning five caps.
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(1924–2006), football player and manager
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Villages in Kutná Hora District