Pátek

Municipality in Central Bohemian, Czech Republic

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50°9′56″N 15°9′31″E / 50.16556°N 15.15861°E / 50.16556; 15.15861Country

Czech RepublicRegionCentral BohemianDistrictNymburkFirst mentioned1345Area

• Total6.92 km² (2.67 sq mi)Elevation

189 m (620 ft)Population

(2023-01-01)^[1]

• Total756 • Density110/km² (280/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

290 01

Websitewww.obecpatek.cz

Pátek is a municipality and village in Nymburk District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 800 inhabitants.

Etymology

The name literally means 'Friday'. The village was probably founded on Friday.^[2]

Geography

Pátek is located about 8 kilometres (5 mi) east of Nymburk and 44 km (27 mi) east of Prague. It lies in a flat agricultural landscape in the Central Elbe Table. The Sánský Channel flows through the municipality. There are several small fishponds.

History

The first written mention of Pátek is from 1345.^[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	406	—
1880	460	+13.3%
1890	494	+7.4%
1900	518	+4.9%
1910	605	+16.8%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	630	+4.1%
1930	618	−1.9%
1950	573	−7.3%
1961	519	−9.4%
1970	481	−7.3%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	443	−7.9%
1991	482	+8.8%
2001	507	+5.2%
2011	616	+21.5%
2021	755	+22.6%

Source: Censuses^[4]^[5]

Transport

There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.

Sights

The most valuable building is a watermill from 1820. It was functional until 1952. Today the building is unused.^[6]

The Church of Saint Lawrence is a cemetery church without historic value. The original wooden church was built in 1350–1354. At the turn of the 15th and 16th centuries, it was replaced by a stone one. Around 1711, the church was probably struck by lightning and fell into disrepair. In 1854, it was completely rebuilt into its present form.^[7]

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
^ Profous, Antonín (1951). Místní jména v Čechách III: M–Ř (in Czech). p. 328.
^ "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Pátek. Retrieved 2023-03-03.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Nymburk" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 7–8.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
^ "Vodní mlýn zv. Lazarův" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-03-03.
^ "Pátek, kostel sv. Vavřince, hřbitov". Noc kostelů (in Czech). Retrieved 2023-03-03.