Říčany

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name = Říčany
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category = Town


image_caption = Říčany Castle

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region = Central Bohemian
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district = Prague-East
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commune = Říčany
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area = 25.80
area_round = 2
population = 12429
population_date = 2006-07-03
population_density = auto
established = 1289
established_type = First mentioned
mayor = Adriena Mrázová
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commons = Říčany
statistics = [http://www.statnisprava.cz/ebe/ciselniky.nsf/i/538728 statnisprava.cz]
website = [http://www.ricany.cz/ www.ricany.cz]
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Říčany (IPA2|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.

Affiliations

Říčany is twinned with the following towns:

* Albertslund, Denmark
* Whitstable, Kent, England

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.

History

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

ights

* the Říčany Castle
* the church of St. Peter and Paul on the Masaryk's square
* the Marian column on the Masaryk's square
* the Jureček artificial lake (in Radošovice, residential part of Říčany)

External links

* [http://www.ricany.cz/ Municipal website] (in Czech)