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Říčany
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Říčany (; ) is a town in Prague-East District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 17,000 inhabitants.

Key facts

Settlement.name
Říčany
Settlement.settlement_type
Town
Settlement.image_skyline
Říčany, centrum přes Mlýnský rybník.jpg
Settlement.image_caption
View of the town centre
Settlement.image_flag
Flag of Ricany.svg
Settlement.image_shield
CoA Ricany.png
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Central Bohemian
Settlement.subdivision_type2
District
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Prague-East
Settlement.pushpin_map
Czech Republic
Settlement.pushpin_relief
1
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location in the Czech Republic
Settlement.established_title
First mentioned
Settlement.established_date
1289
Settlement.leader_title
Mayor
Settlement.leader_name
David Michalička

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Official name
Říčany
Population
17143
Area
25.811368
Elevation
341
Shares border with
Tehov
Official website
www.ricany.cz
Image
Ricany kostel petra a pavla od jz.jpg
Licence plate code
S
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Commons category
Říčany (Prague-East District)
twinned administrative body
Whitstable
postal code
251 01
time of earliest written record
1289-00-00
email address
mailto:[email protected]
historical region
Bohemia
inception
1289-00-00
number of houses
4140
contact page URL
www.ricany.cz/kontakty
mean age
40.8
phone number
+420-323-618-211
Sources (13)

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Encyclopedic overview

11 sections
Contents
  • Administrative division
  • Geography
  • History
  • Demographics
  • Transport
  • Culture
  • Education
  • Sights
  • Twin towns – sister cities
  • References
  • External links

Říčany (; ) is a town in Prague-East District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 17,000 inhabitants.

According to the national Quality of Life Index, which has been comparing the standard of living in the cities and towns of the Czech Republic since 2018, the town is rated the best place to live in the country in all years.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Říčany” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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