Poříčany
Also known as Poritschan, Porschitzan
Poříčany is a municipality and village in Kolín District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,600 inhabitants.
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- Central Bohemian
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- Kolín
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Poříčany is a municipality and village in Kolín District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,600 inhabitants.
==Etymology== The name is derived from the word poříčané (from poříčí, i.e. "area around a river"), which denoted people who lived near some river.
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