Choceň
For the village in Poland, see Choceń.
| Choceň | |||
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| Country | Czech Republic | ||
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| Region | Pardubice | ||
| District | Ústí nad Orlicí | ||
| Commune | Vysoké Mýto | ||
| Municipality | Choceň | ||
| Elevation | 290 m (951 ft) | ||
| Coordinates | CZ 50°0′N 16°13′E / 50.000°N 16.217°ECoordinates: CZ 50°0′N 16°13′E / 50.000°N 16.217°E | ||
| Area | 21.70 km2 (8.38 sq mi) | ||
| Population | 9,000 (2006) | ||
| Density | 415 / km2 (1,075 / sq mi) | ||
| First mentioned | 1227 | ||
| Mayor | Miroslav Kučera | ||
| Timezone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 565 01 | ||
   Location in the Czech Republic
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| Wikimedia Commons: Choceň | |||
| Statistics: statnisprava.cz | |||
| Website: www.chocen-mesto.cz | |||
Choceň (Czech pronunciation: [ˈxotsɛɲ]; German: Chotzen) is a town in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has c. 9,100 inhabitants.
First written document mentions this place in 1227. In 1562 building of large Choceň Castle started.
In 1947 there were 6,789 inhabintants of Chocen. It was a rail junction then.[1]
Famous residents
- Leoš Šimánek, traveler
Transportation
The town lies on a main railway between Prague, Pardubice, Ústí nad Orlicí and Brno.
Sources
- ↑ Columbia-Lippincott Gazeteer. (New York: Columbia University Press, 1952) p. 403
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