Záhornice is a municipality and village in
Nymburk District
Nymburk District () is a Okres, district in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Nymburk.
Administrative division
Nymburk District is divided into three Districts of the Czech Republic#Municipalities with e ...
in the
Central Bohemian Region
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of the
Czech Republic
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. It has about 400 inhabitants.
Záhornice is located about east of
Nymburk
Nymburk (; ) is a town in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 16,000 inhabitants. It is situated on the Elbe River. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an Cultural monument (Czech Republic)#Mo ...
and east of
Prague
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.
Administrative division
Záhornice consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):
*Záhornice (390)
*Poušť (7)
History
The first written mention of Záhornice is from 1225.
Demographics
Notable people
*
František Pecháček (1896–1944), gymnast
References
External links
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Villages in Nymburk District
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