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15-554: The village of Velké Chvalovice is an administrative part of Pečky. Pečky is located about 13 kilometres (8 mi) northwest of Kolín and 35 km (22 mi) east of Prague . It lies in a flat agricultural landscape of the Central Elbe Table . The town is situated on the left bank of the Výrovka River. The first written mention of Pečky is in a donation deed of King Ottokar I from 1225. For centuries, it

30-462: A national cultural monument . It has an early Gothic core from the second half of the 13th century. In the mid-14th century, it was rebuilt by the architect Peter Parler . A separate bell tower was built next to the church at the end of the 15th century. In 1878–1910, the Gothic appearance of the church was restored by Josef Mocker . A notable landmark of the town square is the town hall. Originally

45-735: A Gothic house from the 15th century, it was rebuilt in the Neo-Renaissance style in 1887. In Kolín is the original Jewish ghetto with a synagogue from 1696. It is the second oldest and most valuable synagogue in Bohemia . The Jewish cemetery is one of the oldest and largest Jewish cemeteries in Bohemia. It was established in the first half of the 15th century. Kolín is twinned with: Obchodn%C3%AD tisk%C3%A1rny Kol%C3%ADn Obchodní tiskárny Kolín or OTK , today known as OTK Group, a.s. or OTK printing & packaging a.s. ,

60-477: Is a Czech printing firm based in Kolín founded in 1879. Today it produces a wide range of paper and card products including labels, and packaging. The company was founded in 1879 by Prague typographer, J. L. Bayer as a lithographic printing office producing calendars and colour pictures. It became the biggest domestic producer of calendars, but also expanded its operations to manufacture books for business. During

75-609: Is a town in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic . It has about 33,000 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an urban monument reservation . Kolín is made up of the town parts of Kolín I–VI and the villages of Sendražice, Šťáralka, Štítary and Zibohlavy. The name Kolín probably comes from the Old Czech verb koliti , i.e. "to hammer poles", and

90-522: Is from 1261, when it was mentioned that Přelouč obtained town privileges , just like Kolín and Kouřim have. It lay on a trade route Prague – Český Brod – Čáslav – Moravia . Jewish people settled in Kolín in the 14th century. In 1437–1438, a castle was founded in Kolín. It was built on the ruins of a burned down monastery. During the Thirty Years' War , it was damaged, and in the 17th century, it

105-538: Is located on the major lines Prague– Olomouc and Prague– Brno , which further continue to Slovakia, Hungary and Poland. It also lies on the intraregional lines Prague– Havlíčkův Brod and Ústí nad Labem –Kolín. The historical centre of the town, formed by the Karlovo Square and surrounding streets, has many Gothic and Baroque buildings. The most important monument is the Church of Saint Bartholomew, protected as

120-470: Is related to the location of Starý Kolín in the often flooded area at the confluence of the Klejnárka and Elbe rivers. The soil in the vicinity of the confluence was strengthened with the help of wooden poles. Kolín is located about 47 kilometres (29 mi) east of Prague . It lies in a fertile landscape of the Central Elbe Table lowland. The Elbe River flows through the town. In the eastern part of

135-652: The OTK Group was formed with subsidiaries in Germany, Romania and Russia. Today, OTK's products include: flexible packaging, graphic labels, self-adhesive labels, mercantile products, shrink-sleeve labels, in-mould labels and 'smart pack'. OTK was a major manufacturer of traditional playing cards of the Bohemian pattern , some marketing under a Pegasus motif that was inherited from the cardmakers, Ritter & Cie., of Prague. However, OTK discontinued this activity, and

150-577: The Evangelical Church of Master Jan Hus was completed in 1915 and is among the most important monuments in the town. The second important monument is the neo-Romanesque Catholic Church of Saint Wenceslaus, consecrated in 1913. It has unique Art Nouveau decoration. The town hall was built in the Art Nouveau style in 1901. Kol%C3%ADn Kolín ( Czech pronunciation: [ˈkoliːn] ; German : Kolin, Neu Kolin )

165-492: The factory of the automobile manufacturing company Toyota Motor Manufacturing . As of 2020, TMM employed 2,400 people. It is the most important employer in the region. Kolín is home to the packaging and paper manufacturer, OTK company. Kolín is connected with Prague by the I/12 road. The I/38 road (the section from Kutná Hora to Nymburk ) also passes through the town. Kolín is a railway junction. The Kolín railway station

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180-483: The first half of the 20th century the company exported to eastern and central Europe. After the World War II , the firm was rebranded and nationalised under communism as Obchodní tiskárny Kolín and it continued to expand its range, producing forms for computer technology, labels, playing cards and calendars. New premises were built. The firm was denationalised in 1989 and has since continued to expand. In 2006,

195-403: The municipal territory is Sandberk, an artificial lake created by flooding a sandstone quarry. Ptolemy's world map of the 2nd century mentions Budorgis in the area of today's Kolín. Kolín was founded by King Ottokar II in the 13th century by relocation, when Starý Kolín ("Old Kolín") was threatened by floods and the king decided to move the settlement. The first written mention of Kolín

210-446: Was a small agricultural community, often changing their owners and often divided between several estates. After 1869, the railway was built and several larger companies were established, focused on the production of agricultural needs and processing of sugar beet. In 1879, Pečky became a market town , and in 1925, it became a town. Pečky is located on the railway lines Prague– Kolín and Pečky– Plaňany . The early Cubist building of

225-571: Was rebuilt as a brewery. In 1911, the castle burned down and its Renaissance look disappeared. The 1757 Battle of Kolín was fought during the Seven Years' War , and in 1944 a refinery in Kolín was bombed during the Oil Campaign of World War II . Zyklon B for the Nazi concentration camps was produced there. In Kolín is the smaller part of Kolín- Ovčáry Industrial Zone, known mostly for

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