Praskačka

Praskačka
Municipality
Church of the Holy Trinity
Flag Coat of arms
Praskačka Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°10′23″N 15°44′22″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Hradec Králové
District	Hradec Králové
First mentioned	1465
Area
• Total	12.89 km^2 (4.98 sq mi)
Elevation	239 m (784 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	1,132
• Density	88/km^2 (230/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	503 33
Website	www.praskacka.cz

Praskačka is a municipality and village in Hradec Králové District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,100 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The villages of Krásnice, Sedlice, Vlčkovice and Žižkovec are administrative parts of Praskačka.

Etymology

The name is derived from the personal name Praskač, meaning "Praskač's (settlement, homestead)".^[2]

Geography

Praskačka is located about 6 kilometres (4 mi) southwest of Hradec Králové. It lies in a flat agricultural landscape of the East Elbe Table.

History

The village was founded shourtly before 1465 and was owned by the monastery in Opatovice. The first written mention of Praskačka is from 1465, when King George of Poděbrady handed over the village to his sons.^[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 1,039 —     1880 1,201 +15.6% 1890 1,225 +2.0% 1900 1,231 +0.5% 1910 1,421 +15.4%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 1,535 +8.0% 1930 1,547 +0.8% 1950 1,209 −21.8% 1961 1,264 +4.5% 1970 1,120 −11.4%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 978 −12.7% 1991 955 −2.4% 2001 914 −4.3% 2011 1,028 +12.5% 2021 1,073 +4.4%
Source: Censuses[4][5]

Transport

The D11 motorway runs through the municipality. Its intersection with the D35 motorway is also located here.

Praskačka is located on the railway line from Hradec Králové to Chlumec nad Cidlinou.^[6]

Sport

The municipality is known for its greyhound racing track, which is the only one in the Czech Republic that meets the international standards.^[7]

Sights

The main landmark of Praskačka is the Church of the Holy Trinity. It dates from 1848.^[3]

Notable people

• Bohumil Kubišta (1884–1918), painter

References

1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
2. Profous, Antonín (1951). Místní jména v Čechách III: M–Ř (in Czech). p. 456.
3. "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Praskačka. Retrieved 2022-09-03.
4. "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
5. "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
6. "Detail stanice Praskačka" (in Czech). České dráhy. Retrieved 2023-11-09.
7. "Chrtí dostihová dráha Praskačka" (in Czech). CzechTourism. Retrieved 2020-09-03.

External links

• Official website