Pchery
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Administrative division
Pchery consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):[1]
- Pchery (788)
- Humny (1,135)
Geography
Pchery is located about Script error: No such module "convert". north of Kladno and Script error: No such module "convert". northwest of Prague. It lies in a flat agricultural landscape of the Prague Plateau.
History
The first written mention of Pchery is from 1222. A document from around 1228 states that it was a property of the St. George's Convent of Prague Castle.[2]
In 1897, Theodor Mine was founded south of Pchery. The black coal mine was in operation between 1902 and 1935. The eponymous hamlet, formerly a miners' settlement which arose around the mine, also belongs to the municipal territory of Pchery.[3]
Demographics
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Economy
A wind power plant has been operating on a field about 1 km northeast of Pchery since 1 April 2008. It consists of two towers of Script error: No such module "convert". in height, each equipped with a 3 MW wind turbine supplied by Finnish manufacturer WinWinD. As of 2008 it was the most powerful wind power plant in the country. As of 2020, it is the 12th most powerful in the country, and the most powerful in the Central Bohemian Region.[4]
Transport
There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
Sights
The Church of Saint Stephen is the oldest monument in Pchery. It was first attested in a tithe registry in 1352. It was enlarged from one to three naves in the Baroque style in 1706. Above the church stands a belfry built in the mid-18th century.[2]
Notable people
- Oldřich Duras (1882–1957), chess grandmaster
Gallery
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Belfry
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Church of Saint Stephen as seen from the belfry
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Main road in the centre of Pchery
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The hamlet of Theodor
References
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