Čelákovice

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Coordinates: 50°9′43″N 14°45′″E / <span class="geo-dec geo" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for 50.16194 Expression error: Unexpected / operator">50.16194, Expression error: Unexpected / operator

Čelákovice

Town

Town Hall

Flag	Coat of arms

Country

Commune

Brandýs nad Labem-Stará Boleslav

Municipality

Čelákovice

Elevation

184 m (604 ft)

Coordinates

50°9′43″N 14°45′″E / <span class="geo-dec geo" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for 50.16194 Expression error: Unexpected / operator">50.16194, Expression error: Unexpected / operator

Area

15.87 km² (6.13 sq mi)

Population

10,279

Density

648 /km² (1,678 /sq mi)

First mentioned

1290

Mayor

Bohumil Klicpera

Timezone

CET (UTC+1)

- summer (DST)

CEST (UTC+2)

Postal code

250 88

Location in the Czech Republic

Wikimedia Commons: Čelákovice

Statistics: statnisprava.cz

Website: www.celakovice.cz

Čelákovice (IPA: [ˈtʃɛla:kovɪtsɛ]) is a town in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It is located on the Labe river, 25 kilometers from Prague. 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.