Říčany

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Říčany

Town

Říčany Castle

Flag	Coat of arms

Country

Commune

Říčany

River

Říčanský potok

Elevation

341 m (1,119 ft)

Area

25.80 km² (9.96 sq mi)

Population

12,429 (2006-07-03)

Density

482 /km² (1,248 /sq mi)

First mentioned

1289

Mayor

Adriena Mrázová (SNK ED)

Timezone

CET (UTC+1)

- summer (DST)

CEST (UTC+2)

Postal code

251 01

Location in the Czech Republic

Wikimedia Commons: Říčany

Statistics: statnisprava.cz

Website: www.ricany.cz

Říčany (IPA: [ˈr̝i:tʃanɪ]) is a town in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. In 2006 it had almost 12,500 inhabitants. It is located 20 km from the center of Prague and it takes about half an hour to get to the Prague Main railway station by train.

Villages Jažlovice, Krabošice, Kuří, Pacov, Radošovice, Strašín and Voděrádky are administrative parts of Říčany.

1 Affiliations
2 Schools
3 History
4 Sights
5 External links

[edit] Affiliations

Říčany is twinned with the following towns:

Albertslund, Denmark
Whitstable, Kent, England

[edit] Schools

In Říčany there are two elementary schools. The "First elementary school" is located in the center of town, on Masaryk's square. The "Second elementary school" is located in the upper part of Říčany, Radešovice, in the Bezručova street. There are also two secondary schools in Říčany: the state Gymnázium Říčany and the private Masarykovo klasické gymnázium.

[edit] History

1st documents about this town are from year 1289. In the Middle ages, there was a great castel in Říčany, but during the Hussitism it was occupied and burn-out and during thirty years'war was destroyed.