Straky

Straky
Municipality
Aerial view
Straky Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°14′1″N14°57′34″E / 50.23361°N 14.95944°E / 50.23361; 14.95944
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Central Bohemian
District	Nymburk
First mentioned	1323
Area
• Total	9.24 km2 (3.57 sq mi)
Elevation	196 m (643 ft)
Population  (2025-01-01) [1]
• Total	526
• Density	57/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	289 25
Website	www.straky.eu

Straky is a municipality and village in Nymburk District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants.

Etymology

The name is a plural from of the personal name Straka, meaning "the village of Strakas (Straka's family)". ^[2]

Geography

Straky is located about 7 kilometres (4 mi) northwest of Nymburk and 33 km (21 mi) northeast of Prague. It lies in a flat agricultural landscape in the Central Elbe Table. The Vlkava River flows through the municipality.

History

The first written mention of Straky is from 1323. In the 14th century, the village belonged to the Benátky estate, but soon it became part of the Loučeň estate, which lasted until the establishment of an independent municipality in 1848. ^[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 708 —     1880 794 +12.1% 1890 810 +2.0% 1900 838 +3.5% 1910 865 +3.2%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 851 −1.6% 1930 891 +4.7% 1950 743 −16.6% 1961 793 +6.7% 1970 713 −10.1%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 642 −10.0% 1991 519 −19.2% 2001 517 −0.4% 2011 555 +7.4% 2021 541 −2.5%
Source: Censuses [4] [5]

Transport

There are no major roads passing through the municipality. The railway Mladá Boleslav–Nymburk crosses the municipal territory in the east, but there is no train station.

Sights

Chapel of Saint John the Baptist

There are no protected cultural monuments in the municipality. ^[6]

The main landmark of Straky is the Chapel of Saint John the Baptist. It is not known when it was built. It was renovated to its present form in 1868–1874. ^[7]

References

1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2025". Czech Statistical Office. 2025-05-16.
2. Profous, Antonín (1957). Místní jména v Čechách IV: S–Ž (in Czech). p. 182.
3. "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Straky. Retrieved 2025-03-27.
4. "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
5. "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
6. "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Straky". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2025-03-27.
7. "Kaplička" (in Czech). Obec Straky. Retrieved 2025-03-27.

External links

• Official website