Vodochody

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Vodochody
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Vodochody
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°12′25″N14°23′52″E / 50.20694°N 14.39778°E / 50.20694; 14.39778
CountryFlag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
Region Central Bohemian
District Prague-East
First mentioned1000
Area
 • Total4.96 km2 (1.92 sq mi)
Elevation
240 m (790 ft)
Population
 (2024-01-01) [1]
 • Total788
 • Density160/km2 (410/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
250 69
Website www.vodochody.cz

Vodochody is a municipality and village in Prague-East District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 800 inhabitants.

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Administrative parts

The village of Hoštice is an administrative part of Vodochody.

Etymology

The name is derived from the words voda ('water') and chodit ('walk'). The name referred to "village of people who walk on water", which probably meant "village of fishermen". [2]

Geography

Vodochody is located about 10 kilometres (6 mi) north of Prague. It lies in the Prague Plateau.

History

The first written mention of Vodochody is from 1000. [2]

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869452—    
1880502+11.1%
1890559+11.4%
1900630+12.7%
1910626−0.6%
YearPop.±%
1921609−2.7%
1930685+12.5%
1950533−22.2%
1961554+3.9%
1970510−7.9%
YearPop.±%
1980457−10.4%
1991428−6.3%
2001449+4.9%
2011563+25.4%
2021789+40.1%
Source: Censuses [3] [4]

Transport

In the municipal territory there is a small airport, Vodochody Airport. It serves to the aircraft construction company Aero Vodochody, which is located in neighbouring Odolena Voda.

Sights

There are no protected cultural monuments in the municipality. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
  2. 1 2 Profous, Antonín (1957). Místní jména v Čechách IV: S–Ž (in Czech). p. 592.
  3. ↑ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Praha-východ" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 13–14.
  4. ↑ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
  5. ↑ "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, okres Praha-východ". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-05-23.
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