Straškov-Vodochody is a municipality in

Litoměřice District Litoměřice District () is a Okres, district in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Litoměřice. Administrative division Litoměřice District is divided into three Districts of the Czech Republic#Munici ...

in the

Ústí nad Labem Region Ústí nad Labem Region or Ústecký Region () is an Regions of the Czech Republic, administrative unit () of the Czech Republic, located in the north-western part of the historical land of Bohemia, and named after the capital, Ústí nad Labem. I ...

of the

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. It has about 1,100 inhabitants.

Administrative division

Straškov-Vodochody consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Straškov (632) *Vodochody (409)

Geography

Straškov-Vodochody is located about southeast of

Litoměřice Litoměřice (; ) is a town in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 23,000 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an urban monument reservation. The town is the seat of the Roman C ...

and north of

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. It lies in a flat agricultural landscape of the

Lower Ohře Table The Lower Ohře Table () is a plateau and a geomorphological mesoregion of the Czech Republic. It is located in the Ústí nad Labem and Central Bohemian regions. Geomorphology The Lower Ohře Table is a mesoregion of the Central Bohemian Tab ...

History

The first written mention of Vodochody is from 999, when Duke Boleslaus II donated the village to the Ostrov Monastery in

Davle Davle is a market town in Prague-West District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,900 inhabitants. Administrative division Davle consists of three municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 cens ...

. The first written mention of Straškov is from 1271. The municipality was established on 1 January 1950 by the merger of the municipalities of Straškov and Vodochody.

Demographics

Transport

The D8 motorway from Prague to

Ústí nad Labem Ústí nad Labem (; ) is a city in the Czech Republic. It has about 91,000 inhabitants and is the capital of the Ústí nad Labem Region. It is a major industrial centre and, besides being an active river port, is an important railway junction. ...

runs near the northern municipal border. Straškov is located on two railway lines of local importance:

Roudnice nad Labem Roudnice nad Labem (; ) is a town in Litoměřice District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 13,000 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an Cultural monument (Czech Rep ...

– Bříza and Straškov–

Vraňany Vraňany is a municipality and village in Mělník District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic The Czech Republic, also known as Czechia, and historically known as Bohemia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The co ...

Sights

The landmark of the municipality is the Church of Saint Wenceslaus in Straškov. The complex of the original Romanesque church from the 12th century was rebuilt in the Gothic style in the 14th century, but several Romanesque elements have been preserved to this day. In the 18th century, baroque modifications were made.

Notable people

Václav Renč Václav Renč (28 November 1911, Vodochody – 30 April 1973, Brno) was a Czech poet, dramatist and translator. Like other Catholic ruralistic writers, his themes included God, traditions and the countryside. Life Renč was born in Vodochody. ...

(1911–1973), poet and translator

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Straskov Vodochody Villages in Litoměřice District