Lázně Bohdaneč (, until 1980 Bohdaneč) is a spa town in

Pardubice District Pardubice District ( cs, okres Pardubice) is a district (''okres'') within the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the city of Pardubice. Overview Pardubice District is the smallest district of the region but has the highest po ...

in the

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of the

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. It has about 3,500 inhabitants.

Geography

Lázně Bohdaneč is located about northwest of

Pardubice Pardubice (; german: Pardubitz) is a city in the Czech Republic. It has about 89,000 inhabitants. It is the capital city of the Pardubice Region and lies on the Elbe River. The historic centre is well preserved and is protected as an urban monume ...

. It lies in the

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, in the

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region. The streams Černská strouha and Rajská strouha flow through the municipal territory. Several

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s are located in the northern part of the territory. The largest of them is Bohdanečský, which is together with its surroundings protected as the Bohdanečský rybník National Nature Reserve.

History

The first written mention of Bohdaneč is from 1264. In 1491, it was acquired by the

Pernštejn family The Pernštejn (german: Pernstein) was one of the seven Moravian dynasty families and the most important (uradel) family originating from Moravian nobility. The first mentioned member of House of Pernštejn lived in the 13th century. They took th ...

. During their rule, the greatest development occurred. The Pernštejns built the Opatovice Canal through the area to supply the large pond system and completely changed the character of the landscape. They also laid out today's floor plan of the town and founded four main streets. On the town square, Renaissance burgher houses and the new town hall were built. Most of these houses were destroyed by a large fire in 1772. The fire and subsequent cholera epidemics stopped the development of the town. Bohdaneč remained a small agricultural town until 1897, when the peat spa was founded.

Demographics

Economy

The spa is the main employer based in the town. It is focused on the treatment of

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Sport

The town was home of a football club AFK Atlantic Lázně Bohdaneč, which played the

Czech First League The Czech First League, known as the Fortuna liga for sponsorship reasons, is a Czech professional league for football clubs. At the top of the Czech football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Seasons typically r ...

in the 1997–98 season. After this season the club was relegated and due to financial problems it was merged with

FK Slovan Pardubice FK Slovan Pardubice (Fotbalový klub Slovan Pardubice) was a Czech football club from the city of Pardubice which participated in the Czech 2. Liga, most recently in the 2005–06 season. Slovan Pardubice merged with AFK Atlantic Lázně Bohda ...

in 2000. There is a local football club ''SK Lázně Bohdaneč'', which plays in lower amateur tiers.

Sights

The landmark of the town square is the Church of the Mary Magdalene. It was built in the Baroque style in 1728–1737. Gočár Pavilion is a

Cubist Cubism is an early-20th-century avant-garde art movement that revolutionized European painting and sculpture, and inspired related movements in music, literature and architecture. In Cubist artwork, objects are analyzed, broken up and reassemble ...

building that is part of the spa. It was built according to the design of the leading Czech architect Josef Gočár in 1911.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lazne Bohdanec Populated places in Pardubice District Cities and towns in the Czech Republic Spa towns in the Czech Republic