Pečky

Pečky is a town in Kolín District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 4,900 inhabitants.

Administrative parts
The village of Velké Chvalovice is an administrative part of Pečky.

Geography
Pečky is located about 13 km northwest of Kolín and 35 km east of Prague. It lies in a flat agricultural landscape of the Central Elbe Table. The town is situated on the left bank of the Výrovka River.

History
The first written mention of Pečky is in a donation deed of King Ottokar I from 1225. For centuries, it was a small agricultural community, often changing their owners and often divided between several estates.

After 1869, the railway was built and several larger companies were established, focused on the production of agricultural needs and processing of sugar beet. In 1879, Pečky became a market town, and in 1925, it became a town.

Transport
Pečky is located on the railway lines Prague–Kolín and Pečky–Plaňany.

Sights
The early Cubist building of the Evangelical Church of Master Jan Hus was completed in 1915 and is among the most important monuments in the town. The second important monument is the neo-Romanesque Catholic Church of Saint Wenceslaus, consecrated in 1913. It has unique Art Nouveau decoration.

The town hall was built in the Art Nouveau style in 1901.

Notable people

 * Josef Křovák (1884–1951), geodesist, author of Křovák's projection
 * Alois Vocásek (1896–2003), soldier, World War I veteran
 * Tomáš Kuchař (born 1976), footballer