Vodochody

Vodochody
Vodochody
Municipality
	Centre of Vodochody
	Flag Coat of arms
	Vodochody Location in the Czech Republic
	Coordinates: 50°12′25″N 14°23′52″E / 50.20694°N 14.39778°E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Central Bohemian
District	Prague-East
First mentioned	1000
Area
• Total	4.96 km2 (1.92 sq mi)
Elevation	240 m (790 ft)
Population (2024-01-01)
• Total	788
• Density	160/km2 (410/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	250 69
Website	www.vodochody.cz

Vodochody is a municipality and village in Prague-East District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 800 inhabitants.

Administrative parts[edit]

The village of Hoštice is an administrative part of Vodochody.

Etymology[edit]

The name is derived from the words voda ('water') and chodit ('walk'). The name referred to "village of people who walk on water", which probably meant "village of fishermen".^[2]

Geography[edit]

Vodochody is located about 10 kilometres (6 mi) north of Prague. It lies in the Prague Plateau.

History[edit]

The first written mention of Vodochody is from 1000.^[2]

Demographics[edit]

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	452	—
1880	502	+11.1%
1890	559	+11.4%
1900	630	+12.7%
1910	626	−0.6%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	609	−2.7%
1930	685	+12.5%
1950	533	−22.2%
1961	554	+3.9%
1970	510	−7.9%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	457	−10.4%
1991	428	−6.3%
2001	449	+4.9%
2011	563	+25.4%
2021	789	+40.1%

Source: Censuses^[3]^[4]

Transport[edit]

In the municipal territory there is a small airport, Vodochody Airport. It serves to the aircraft construction company Aero Vodochody, which is located in neighbouring Odolena Voda.

Sights[edit]

There are no protected cultural monuments in the municipality.^[5]

References[edit]

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
^ ^a ^b Profous, Antonín (1957). Místní jména v Čechách IV: S–Ž (in Czech). p. 592.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Praha-východ" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 13–14.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
^ "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, okres Praha-východ". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-05-23.

External links[edit]

Official website

[1] "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.

[profous-2] Profous, Antonín (1957). Místní jména v Čechách IV: S–Ž (in Czech). p. 592.

[3] "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Praha-východ" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 13–14.

[4] "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.

[5] "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, okres Praha-východ". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-05-23.

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