Řež () is a village and administrative part of
Husinec in the
Central Bohemian Region
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of the
Czech Republic
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.
Řež is the site of a
nuclear
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research
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centre, where the first
nuclear reactor
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in the republic was built under the guidance, of the first director of the center,
ÄŒestmÃr Å imánÄ›
ÄŒestmÃr Å imánÄ› (9 May 1919, Opava – 26 July 2012) was Czech nuclear physicist. He was the founder of nuclear research in the Czech Republic.
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[ÄŒestmÃr Å imánÄ›, otec prvnÃho reaktoru u nás, rozumÄ›l atomům i klasikům]
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Řež also has a chemical factory.
Řež has a railway connection by Prague - Kralupy nad Vltavou
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Kralupy nad Vltavou c ...
line. The stop is located on the opposite (left) bank of the Vltava River and is accessible by a pedestrian bridge
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On 19 June 2022 the highest ever temperature during the month of June in the Czech Republic was recorded here at 39.0 °C.
Further reading
1995. ''40 Years on: Rez Institute Underpins Czech Programme''. "Nuclear Engineering International". no. 491: 46.
References
External links
Official website of Husinec
Villages in Prague-East District
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