Poříčany

Poříčany ( German Poritschan, also Porschitzan ) is a municipality in the Czech Republic. It is located six kilometers northeast of Český Brod and belongs to Okres Kolin.

Geography

Poříčany located in the valley Šembera on the Bohemian panel. Southwest of the hill rises Zálužník ( Kaunitz mountain, 285 m). To the north is the Kersko forest. At the local hill pískový vrch and east of the village several sand pits are operated. North of the village runs the D 11/Europastraße 67 highway, there is also the next exit 25 Sadská.

Neighboring towns are Třebestovice and Vycherov in the northeast, Milčice in the east, and Hořany Žhery the southeast, Klučov in the south, Štolmíř the southwest, Kounice in the west and Horky and Chrást in the northwest.

History

Archaeological finds indicate towards a first settlement in the Neolithic period. Since the 8th century, there was a Slavic settlement. The first written mention of the village took place in 1295th Since the 14th century a fortified church is occupied, which was the parish church in 1358. Also was a parish school. The estate belonged to the family of Olbramovice 1414 and from 1430 the miners Vochek of Poříčany. This 1547 fought on the side of Dionis Slavata of Chlum the uprising against the Habsburgs. Ferdinand I confiscated his property and struck Poříčany the reign Schwarzkosteletz to. 1558 sold the king the reign of Jaroslav Smiřický of Smiřice. 1626 sold the guardian of Jiří Smiřický, Albrecht von Wallenstein, the rule of Charles I of Liechtenstein. During the Thirty Years War, the parish remained vacant in Poříčany and came in later elimination. Then broke into the area from several peasant revolts. 1680 farmers besieged the castle and Kaunitzer 1775 in Schwarzkosteletz.

The Church in Poříčany had become very dilapidated in the first half of the 18th century. Maria Theresa of Savoy, Princess of Liechtenstein was finally cancel the ramshackle building and 1750 to build a new church in its place, was then extended to include a parsonage. At the end of the 18th century was the rural village of 45 houses. In 1840 the village had 487 inhabitants. The construction of the Emperor Ferdinand Northern Railway from Vienna to Olomouc to Prague brought to the village in 1845 with a connection to the railway network. Poříčany became a trading center for agricultural products and grew.

After the abolition of serfdom in 1848, the interest of Liechtenstein to the village subsided more and more, the church patronage they took was up to 1945. From 1850 formed Poříčany a municipality in the district Český Brod. 1865, the road from Český Brod was built over Klučov and Poříčany after Sadská. In the previously rural place increasingly developed craft. By 1880 the population had grown to 860. After the population more and more of the 1000 approached, consulted 1882 community representatives on a survey of market town, a decision on it but was not caught. 1882 built the Bohemian Commercial Railways local train from Poříčany to Nymburk, which was then continued until Bakov nad Jizerou and Jičín. The station Poříčany on the main line of the state railway from Prague via Pardubice to Vienna was expanded in 1900 to a train station. Even in the 20th century, the growth continued, alone 1922-1930 created 100 single family homes. 1910, the new cemetery was established on the road to Hořany.

Between 1953 and 1963, was the electrification of the main rail line. In 1961 the congregation to fulltext your real estates and since 1996 it belongs to the Okres Kolin. 1991 lived 1271 people in Poříčany. In 2000 the station was renovated. Since 2007 Poříčany is approached from the Esko Prague with the distances S1 Praha Masarykovo nádraží - Kolin and S12 Poříčany - Nymburk.

Community structure

For the community Poříčany no districts are reported. To Poříčany heard the local situation Cerna Obora.

Attractions

• Baroque Church of the Assumption Wiegenfest, built in 1750 in place of an earlier building
• Good historical