Pchery

Pchery
Pchery
Municipality
	Pchery from summit of the Vinařická hora
	Flag Coat of arms
	Pchery Location in the Czech Republic
	Coordinates: 50°11′29″N 14°6′51″E / 50.19139°N 14.11417°E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Central Bohemian
District	Kladno
First mentioned	1222
Area
• Total	6.75 km2 (2.61 sq mi)
Elevation	324 m (1,063 ft)
Population (2024-01-01)
• Total	2,044
• Density	300/km2 (780/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	273 08
Website	www.obecpchery.cz

Pchery (Czech pronunciation: [ˈpxɛrɪ]) is a municipality and village in Kladno District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,000 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The village of Humny is an administrative part of Pchery.

Geography

Pchery is located about 5 kilometres (3 mi) north of Kladno and 21 km (13 mi) 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

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	773	—
1880	922	+19.3%
1890	1,339	+45.2%
1900	2,299	+71.7%
1910	3,007	+30.8%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	2,803	−6.8%
1930	2,890	+3.1%
1950	2,265	−21.6%
1961	2,315	+2.2%
1970	2,095	−9.5%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	1,884	−10.1%
1991	1,669	−11.4%
2001	1,704	+2.1%
2011	1,836	+7.7%
2021	1,923	+4.7%

Source: Censuses^[4]^[5]

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 88 m (289 ft) 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.^[6]

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

Belfry
Church of Saint Stephen as seen from the belfry
Main road in the centre of Pchery
The hamlet of Theodor

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
^ ^a ^b "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Pchery. Retrieved 2022-05-18.
^ "Důl Theodor u Pcher" (in Czech). Zdař Bůh. Retrieved 2022-05-18.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
^ "Current installation in wind". Czech Wind Energy Association. Retrieved 2021-06-25.

External links

Official website
Wind power plant Pchery (in Czech)

[1] "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.

[history-2] "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Pchery. Retrieved 2022-05-18.

[3] "Důl Theodor u Pcher" (in Czech). Zdař Bůh. Retrieved 2022-05-18.

[4] "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.

[5] "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.

[6] "Current installation in wind". Czech Wind Energy Association. Retrieved 2021-06-25.

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