Odolena Voda
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 Czech Republic
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| Region : | Středočeský kraj | ||||
| District : | Praha-východ | ||||
| Area : | 1123 ha | ||||
| Geographic location : | 50 ° 14 ' N , 14 ° 25' E | ||||
| Height: | 248 m nm | ||||
| Residents : | 6,022 (Jan 1, 2019) | ||||
| Postal code : | 250 70 | ||||
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| Street: | D 8 Prague - Lovosice | ||||
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| Status: | city | ||||
| Districts: | 2 | ||||
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| Mayor : | Dita Výborová (as of 2012) | ||||
| Address: | Dolní náměstí 14 250 70 Odolena Voda |
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| Municipality number: | 538574 | ||||
| Website : | www.odolenavoda.cz | ||||
| Location of Odolena Voda in the Praha-východ district | |||||
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Odolena Voda (German Odolenswasser ) is a city in the Czech Republic . It is located 16 kilometers north of Prague and belongs to the Okres Praha-východ .
geography
The city is located in the headwaters of the Odolenský potok on a plateau to the right of the Vltava valley . The route of the D8 motorway leads past the south-western outskirts of the city , the next exit is at Úžice . State road 522 from Postřižín to Chlumín runs through Odolena Voda . The area of the military aircraft manufacturer Aero Vodochody is located southwest of the city .
Neighboring towns are Kopeč and Netřeba in the north, Korycany in the north-east, Veliká Ves , Předboj and Čenkov in the east, Dolínek and Panenské Břežany in the south-east, Klíčany , Hoštice and Vodochody in the south, Postřižín and Kozomín in the west, and Úžice in the north-west.
history
The first written reports about the place date back to 1352.
Local division
The district Dolínek ( Dolinek ) and the hamlet Čenkov ( Tschenkau ) belong to the town of Odolena Voda .
Attractions
- Church of St. Clement, built 1733–1735 by Kilian Ignaz Dientzenhofer . The frescoes were created by the Jesuit Johannes Kuben .
- Marian column on the market
- Odolena Voda Castle , originally a Renaissance fortress
- Jewish cemetery , west of the city behind the highway
sons and daughters of the town
- Vítězslav Hálek (1835–1874), Czech poet, born in Dolínek
