Prague-East District
District of Prague-East Okres Praha-východ | |
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District | |
Church of St. Wenceslaus from 12th century in Hrusice | |
District location in the Central Bohemian Region within the Czech Republic | |
Municipalities of Prague-East District | |
Country | Czech Republic |
Region | Central Bohemian Region |
Capital | Prague |
Area | |
• Total | 754.91 km2 (291.47 sq mi) |
Population (2009) | |
• Total | 144,513 |
• Density | 191/km2 (490/sq mi) |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
The District of Prague-East (Okres Praha-východ in Czech) is a district (okres) in the Central Bohemian Region (Středočeský kraj), Czech Republic. Its administrative centre is Prague.
Complete list of municipalities
Babice - Bašť - Borek - Bořanovice - Brandýs nad Labem-Stará Boleslav - Brázdim - Březí - Čelákovice - Černé Voděrady - Čestlice - Dobročovice - Dobřejovice - Doubek - Dřevčice - Dřísy - Herink - Hlavenec - Horoušany - Hovorčovice - Hrusice - Husinec - Jenštejn - Jevany - Jirny - Kaliště - Kamenice - Káraný - Klecany - Klíčany - Klokočná - Konětopy - Konojedy - Kostelec u Křížků - Kostelec nad Černými lesy - Kostelní Hlavno - Kozojedy - Křenek - Křenice - Křížkový Újezdec - Kunice - Květnice - Lázně Toušeň - Lhota - Líbeznice - Louňovice - Máslovice - Měšice - Mirošovice - Mnichovice - Modletice - Mochov - Mratín - Mukařov - Nehvizdy - Nová Ves - Nový Vestec - Nučice - Nupaky - Odolena Voda - Oleška - Ondřejov - Oplany - Panenské Břežany - Pětihosty - Petříkov - Podolanka - Polerady - Popovičky - Prusice - Předboj - Přezletice - Radějovice - Radonice - Říčany - Sedlec Senohraby - Sibřina - Sluhy - Sluštice - Strančice - Struhařov - Stříbrná Skalice - Sudovo Hlavno - Sulice - Svémyslice - Světice - Svojetice - Šestajovice - Škvorec - Štíhlice - Tehov - Tehovec - Úvaly - Veleň - Veliká Ves - Velké Popovice - Větrušice - Vlkančice - Vodochody - Všestary - Vyšehořovice - Výžerky - Vyžlovka - Zápy - Záryby - Zdiby - Zeleneč - Zlatá - Zlonín - Zvánovice -
- Chateau in Klecany
- Nuclear research centre on right bank of the Vltava River in Řež
- Větrušické rokle National Nature Reserve, the rocky valley of the Vltava River near Větrušice
- Butter nativity scene in small Butter Museum in Máslovice (the Czech name of the village derives from word for butter)
- Small town of Odolena Voda in northwest of the district
- Birthhouse of 19th century Czech writer Vítězslav Hálek in Dolínek (nowadays part of Odolena Voda)
- Upper Chateau in Panenské Břežany
- Flatland along the Elbe River near Zlonín
- Landscape north of Prague - road between villages of Bořanovice and Líbeznice
- Village of Líbeznice
- Villages on outskirts of Prague both benefit and suffer from building boom since 1990s. This deterrent example of contemporary housing comes from Líbeznice.
- Castle tower in Jenštejn
- A street in Borek
- Thoroughfare in Dřísy
- Common in Konětopy
- Vast forests north of Stará Boleslav were a favourite hunting preserve of Bohemian monarchs - this 1725 monument by Matthias Braun commemorating Emperor Charles VI stands near Hlavenec
- Lhota Lake (a flooded sand mine) near Lhota has been a favourite bathing destination since 1980s. The oldest nude beach in the Czech Republic is also located on shores of the lake.
- The Elbe River before Brandýs nad Labem
- Aerial view of Brandýs nad Labem
- Town hall in Brandýs nad Labem
- A street in centre of Brandýs nad Labem
- Marian Square in Stará Boleslav
- Town Gate in Stará Boleslav
- Downtown of Stará Boleslav as seen from church of St. Wenceslaus
- St. Clement church in Stará Boleslav was a part of early Přemyslid fort from which the town evolved. Its current shape dates from 11th century.
- Churches of St. Clement and St. Wenceslaus in Stará Boleslav, the site where Saint Wenceslaus was murdered in a quarrel with his brother Boleslaus in 935
- Basilica of the Assumption in Stará Boleslav The town belongs to foremost Roman-Catholic pilgrimage sites in the country.
- Traditional rural houses in Zápy
- Science and industrial park in Mstětice, part of Zeleneč municipality
- St. Wenceslaus church and bell tower in Nehvizdy
- Nehvizdy - memorial of Czechoslovak paratroopers, dropped in vicinity of the town in 1941, who later executed the assassination of Reinhard Heydrich.
- Wayside cross in flatland of the northern part of the district. Sedlčánky near Čelákovice
- Old town hall in Čelákovice
- New town hall in Čelákovice
- Church Street in centre of Čelákovice
- New housing on eastern border of Prague in Šestajovice
- Chateau in Jirny
- Landscape around Prague abound in cargo centres and warehouses because of major roads radiating from the city. This warehouse is situated near Highway D11 in Jirny
- Castle in Škvorec (under repair)
- Common with pond in village of Doubek east of Prague
- Ruin of medieval castle in Říčany
- Masaryk Square in Říčany
- Prefab houses in Olivovna housing estate, eastern subuurb of Říčany
- Village of Modletice
- Small housing estate in Kamenice
- Elementary school in Kamenice
- Velkopopovický Kozel beer from Velké Popovice Brewery
- Landscape near Brtnice, part of Velké Popovice municipality
- New housing in Strančice
- An exceptionally quiet moment at kilometre 22 of Highway D1 (Prague - Brno - Ostrava) near Mirošovice
- Thoroughfare in Hrusice, the village connected with work of illustrator and writer Josef Lada
- Dome of 0.65-m reflector at the Ondřejov Observatory of Astronomical Institute of Czech Academy of Sciences in Ondřejov
- The biggest Czech telescope – 2-m reflector at the Ondřejov Observatory
- 10-m Solar radiotelescope at the Ondřejov Observatory
- Solar Telecope at the Ondřejov Observatory
- Spring in Voděradské bučiny National Nature Reserve, a beech forest covering the hilly landscape near Černé Voděrady
- Autumn landscape nmear Oplany
- St. Martin church in Kozojedy
- Town square in Kostelec nad Černými lesy
- Landscape near Konojedy
- Old town hall in Stříbrná Skalice
- Winter landscape near Stříbrná Skalice
Coordinates: 50°5′16″N 14°25′14″E / 50.08778°N 14.42056°E