Poděbrady (Czech pronunciation: [ˈpoɟɛbradɪ]; German: Podiebrad) is a historical spa town in the Central Bohemian Region, Czech Republic. It lies on the river Labe 50 kilometres (31 mi) east of Prague on the D11 highway. A historic milestone in the life of the town was the year 1905, when it was visited by the German estate owner Prince von Bülow. This well-known water diviner found in the inner courtyard of the castle signs of a strong spring, which was later bored to a depth of 97.6 metres (320 ft). The discovery of carbonic mineral water resulted in the opening of the first spa in 1908.
Population: 13,128
Latitude: 50° 08' 32.71" N
Longitude: 15° 07' 7.72" E
Toyota Peugeot Citroën Automobile Czech (TPCA) is an automobile manufacturing company in Kolín, Czech Republic. It is a joint venture between Toyota Motor Corporation of Japan and PSA Peugeot Citroën of France. It manufactures Toyota, Peugeot and Ci…
The Battle of Kolín on 18 June 1757 saw 44,000 Austrians under Count von Daun defeat 32,000 Prussians under Frederick the Great during the Seven Years' War.
The Battle of Lipany or Lipan, also called the Battle of Český Brod, was fought at Lipany 40 km east of Prague on 30 May 1434 and virtually ended the Hussite Wars.
The Velim test center (Czech: Zkušební centrum Velim) is a railway rolling stock testing facility at Cerhenice, close to the city of Poděbrady in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic.
Městec Králové (Czech pronunciation: [ˈmɲɛstɛts ˈkraːlovɛː]; German: Königstadtl) is a town in the Central Bohemian Region, Czech Republic.
Kolín District (Okres Kolín in Czech) is a district (okres) within Central Bohemian Region (Středočeský kraj) of the Czech Republic.
Sokoleč is a village and municipality in Nymburk District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic.
Senice is a village and municipality in Nymburk District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic.
Poříčany is a village and municipality in Kolín District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic.
Cerhenice is a market town and municipality in Kolín District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic.
Býchory is a village in Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It is located 7 km northeast of Kolín (60 km east of Prague) and has a population of 524 (2006).
Činěves is a village and municipality in Nymburk District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic.
Čachovice is a village and municipality in Mladá Boleslav District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic.
Zbožíčko is a village and municipality in Nymburk District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic.
Vlkov pod Oškobrhem is a village and municipality in Nymburk District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic.
Straky is a village and municipality in Nymburk District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic.
Odřepsy is a village and municipality in Nymburk District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic.
Nový Dvůr (Nymburk District) is a village and municipality in Nymburk District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic.