Kralupy nad Vltavou

Geobox | Settlement
name = Kralupy nad Vltavou
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category = Town

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country = Czech Republic
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region = Central Bohemian
region_type = Region
district = Mělník
district_type = District
commune = Kralupy nad Vltavou
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elevation = 176
lat_d = 50
lat_m = 14
lat_s = 27
lat_NS = N
long_d = 14
long_m = 18
long_s = 24
long_EW = E
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area = 21.9
area_round = 1
population = 18150
population_date = 2006-07-03
population_density = auto
established = 1253
established_type = First mentioned
mayor = Petr Holeček
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commons = Kralupy nad Vltavou
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website = [http://www.mestokralupy.cz/ www.mestokralupy.cz]
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Kralupy nad Vltavou (IPA2|ˈkralupɪ ˈnad vl̩tavoʊ̯) is a city in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has cca 18,000 inhabitants. The city lies on the Vltava River some 25 km north of Prague, the capital of both the Czech Republic and the Central Bohemian Region. It consists of the following neighborhoods: Kralupy, Lobeč, Lobeček, Minice, Mikovice, Zeměchy. These neighborhoods were separate villages before the creation of the city in the beginning of the 20th century.

History

The area of the actual city is inhabited for millennia, but a significant growth of its population did not begin until the 19th century. It was a construction of railroad that stimulated a strong population growth. First factories were built near the railroad establishing industrial tradition of Kralupy.The city and its economy was devastated by an air raid in the end of WWII which killed a lot of people.During the totalitarian communist rule (1948-89) the city lacked democratic municipal government. The city center was damaged by flood in 2002.

Transportation

Three bridges across the Vltava River are in the city - Masaryk Bridge (a highway bridge built in 1920s), a footbridge with bicycle lane (built in 1990s) and a railroad bridge. The city is a railroad hub. An important railroad from Prague to Dresden runs through it and two less important railroads also run through there. The Vltava River is also used for transportation.

External links

* [http://www.mestokralupy.cz/ Municipal website] (cz)