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Straky

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Straky
Municipality
Aerial view
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Straky is located in Czech Republic
Straky
Straky
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°14′1″N 14°57′34″E / 50.23361°N 14.95944°E / 50.23361; 14.95944
Country Czech Republic
RegionCentral Bohemian
DistrictNymburk
First mentioned1323
Area
 • Total
9.24 km2 (3.57 sq mi)
Elevation
196 m (643 ft)
Population
 (2026-01-01)[1]
 • Total
529
 • Density57.3/km2 (148/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
289 25
Websitewww.straky.eu

Straky is a municipality and village in Nymburk District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants.

Etymology

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The name is a plural of the personal name Straka, meaning "the village of Strakas (Straka's family)".[2]

Geography

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Straky is located about 7 kilometres (4 mi) northwest of Nymburk and 33 km (21 mi) northeast of Prague. It lies in a flat agricultural landscape in the Central Elbe Table. The Vlkava River flows through the municipality.

History

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The first written mention of Straky is from 1323. In the 14th century, the village belonged to the Benátky estate, but soon it became part of the Loučeň estate, which lasted until the establishment of an independent municipality in 1848.[3]

Demographics

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Transport

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There are no major roads passing through the municipality. The railway Mladá Boleslav–Nymburk crosses the municipal territory in the east, but there is no train station.

Sights

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Chapel of Saint John the Baptist

There are no protected cultural monuments in the municipality.[6]

The main landmark of Straky is the Chapel of Saint John the Baptist. It is not known when it was built. It was renovated to its present form in 1868–1874.[7]

References

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  1. ↑ "Population in municipalities as at 1. 1". DataStat. Czech Statistical Office. 2026-05-18.
  2. ↑ Profous, Antonín (1957). Místní jména v Čechách IV: S–Ž (in Czech). p. 182.
  3. ↑ "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Straky. Retrieved 2025-03-27.
  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. ↑ "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Straky". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2025-03-27.
  7. ↑ "Kaplička" (in Czech). Obec Straky. Retrieved 2025-03-27.
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