Krakovany (Kolín District)

Krakovany is a municipality and village in Kolín District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 900 inhabitants.

Administrative parts
The village of Božec is an administrative part of Krakovany.

Etymology
The meaning of the name is "the village of people who came from Krakov".

Geography
Krakovany is located about 13 km east of Kolín and 28 km west of Pardubice. It lies in the East Elbe Table. The highest point is at 250 m above sea level.

History
The first written mention of Krakovany is from 1244. Until 1510, when the village was bought by Vilém II of Pernštejn, Krkaovany was owned by various lower nobles. Božec was first mentioned in 1371. In 1961, the municipalities of Krakovany and Božec were merged.

Transport
There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.

Sights
The most valuable building is the Evangelical prayer house. The original wooden prayer house was built in 1784 as one of the first Evangelical prayer houses built after the Patent of Toleration was issued. The brick prayer house replaced the wooden one in 1804. In 1840, it was rebuilt to its present form.