- Čelákovice
Geobox | Settlement
name = Čelákovice
other_name =
category = Town
image_caption = Town Hall
symbol = Celakovice znak.jpg
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country = Czech Republic
country_
state =
region = Central Bohemian
region_type = Region
district = Praha-východ
district_type = District
commune = Brandýs nad Labem-Stará Boleslav
municipality = Čelákovice
part =
river =
location =
elevation = 184
lat_d = 50
lat_m = 9
lat_s = 43
lat_NS = N
long_d = 14
long_m = 45
long_s =
long_EW = E
highest =
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area = 15.87
area_round = 2
population = 10279
population_date =
population_density = auto
established = 1290
established_type = First mentioned
mayor = Bohumil Klicpera
timezone =
map_background = Czechia - background map.png
map_locator = Czechia
commons = Čelákovice
statistics = [http://www.statnisprava.cz/ebe/ciselniky.nsf/i/538132 statnisprava.cz]
website = [http://www.celakovice.cz/ www.celakovice.cz]
footnotes =Čelákovice (IPA2|ˈtʃɛla:kovɪtsɛ) is a town in the
Central Bohemian Region of theCzech Republic . It is located on theLabe river, 25 kilometers fromPrague . The population is about 10,000.The site of the town has been inhabited since the
Stone Age . During 9th century an early Slavic settlement was established. The first written record comes from year 1290. A fortress and a church building were built there. The fortress, reconstructed between 1973-82 in the Gothic-Renaissance style, serves as a municipal museum today.In 1910 the engineering factory known as TOS ("Továrna Obráběcích Strojů") was founded, becoming and remaining the largest industrial plant of the town.
Famous people
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Alois Vašátko , WWII wing commander
*Eduard Petiška , writer of children booksExternal links
* [http://www.celakovice.cz/en/index_en.html Municipal website]
* [http://www.muzeum-celakovice.com/index.php?id=151 City Museum]
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