Praskačka is a municipality and village in

Hradec Králové District Hradec Králové District () is a district in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the city of Hradec Králové. Administrative division Hradec Králové District is divided into two administrative districts of munici ...

in the

Hradec Králové Region Hradec Králové Region (, ) is an administrative unit () of the Czech Republic located in the north-eastern part of the historical region of Bohemia. It is named after its capital Hradec Králové. The region neighbours the Pardubice Region in t ...

of the

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. It has about 1,100 inhabitants.

Administrative division

Praskačka consists of five municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Praskačka (607) *Krásnice (69) *Sedlice (249) *Vlčkovice (131) *Žižkovec (17)

Etymology

The name is derived from the personal name Praskač, meaning "Praskač's (settlement, homestead)".

Geography

Praskačka is located about southwest of

Hradec Králové Hradec Králové (; ) is a city of the Czech Republic. It has about 94,000 inhabitants. It is the capital of the Hradec Králové Region. The historic centre of Hradec Králové is well preserved and is protected as an Cultural monument (Czech R ...

. It lies in a flat agricultural landscape of the

East Elbe Table The East Elbe Table () is a plateau and a geomorphological mesoregion of the Czech Republic. It is located in the Hradec Králové, Pardubice and Central Bohemian region. The Elbe River flows through the territory, after which the plateau is nam ...

History

The village was founded shourtly before 1465 and was owned by the monastery in Opatovice. The first written mention of Praskačka is from 1465, when King

George of Poděbrady George of Kunštát and Poděbrady (23 April 1420 – 22 March 1471), also known as Poděbrad or Podiebrad (; ), was the sixteenth King of Bohemia, who ruled in 1458–1471. He was a leader of the Hussites, but moderate and tolerant toward the ...

handed over the village to his sons.

Demographics

Transport

The D11 motorway runs through the municipality. Its intersection with the D35 motorway is also located here. Praskačka is located on the railway line from Hradec Králové to

Chlumec nad Cidlinou Chlumec nad Cidlinou (; ) is a town in Hradec Králové District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 5,600 inhabitants. Administrative division Chlumec nad Cidlinou consists of seven municipal parts (in brackets popu ...

Sport

The municipality is known for its greyhound racing track, which is the only one in the Czech Republic that meets the international standards.

Sights

The main landmark of Praskačka is the Church of the Holy Trinity. It dates from 1848.