Úvaly

Úvaly ( German Auwal, older even Unfal ) is a town with 5191 inhabitants in the Czech Republic. It is located 23 km east of Prague city center on the outskirts of Prague and is part of the Okres Praha- východ. The land area is 1096 ha

Geography

Úvaly is at the southeastern edge of the Klánovický les ( Fiederholz ) in 253 m asl the creek Výmola. Through the town the railway from Prague to Český Brod leads and state highway 12 which also connects these cities and crosses in Úvaly with state road 101 to highway Říčany D 11 and after Brandys nad Labem - Stara Boleslav.

The Výmola and its tributaries Přišimaský creek and creek Škvorecký dine in the urban area, the ponds Lhoták, Fabrák, Mlýnský fishpond and the drained Hodovský fishpond. To the west lie the remains of the castle Skara.

Neighboring towns are Nové Jirny and Horoušánky in the north, Tlustovousy in the northeast, Tuklaty and Rostoklaty in the east, Limuzy and Přišimasy the southeast, Škvorec in the south, Dobročovice and Květnice in the southwest, and the Prague districts Újezd ​​nad Lesy in the west and Klánovice in the northwest.

History

The first mention of Úvaly dates from 1290th From 1300 owned by Prager patricians site was designated as a market. Úvaly belonged partly to rule Škvorec that earned the 1361 Prague patrician Velflín Menhart Olbramovič. This line of tungsten ( Olbramovici ) family, which originally came from Eger, eventually named after their seat of Škvorec. From it comes the archbishop of Prague Olbram of Škvorec. Because of over-indebtedness, the family of Škvorec had to resign in 1418, the rule Škvorec to their creditors, and Jan z Klučova became the new owner. After further sales in 1462 January Čeněk z Klinštejna acquired the rule.

The other portion of Úvaly held the family of Hostyně, acquired it in 1560 also the family Smiřický of Smiřice

The place to Václav Hájek z Libočan 1541 still referred to as a market town was forfeited by the damage of the Thirty Years' War in the insignificance and 1654 was designated only as submissive spots. After the Lords of Klinštejn followed the Lords of Stěžov, from 1532 Smiřický of Smiřice as the owner. After the extinction of the property fell to Albrecht von Waldstein, who sold the reigns Škvorec, Kostelec and Uhříněves Karl of Liechtenstein. Until the replacement of patrimonial regimes in 1850 remained the owner of Liechtenstein Úvaly and held beyond extensive until the 20th century estates.

1754 a post office was established and in 1854 received the stains a post office. 1835 Úvaly was raised again to the market town. 1844 began under the direction of Jan Perner the construction of the railway route between Prague and Olomouc, rolled on the August 20, 1845 the first train through Auwal. Here, a 135 m long viaduct was built over the Výmola.

In the mid-19th century mining was recorded on iron ore, and in the hallway Well Ouvaláku eight wells were drilled. Later came a brickyard and sugar mill. In 1921, the spelling of the name of Ouvaly in Úvaly was changed. Since 1969 Úvaly has city rights.

Attractions

• The Church of the Annunciation was built on the site of a 1342 by Ernst von Pardubice consecrated chapel. Your baroque form was given when converting from 1742.
• Statue of St. John of Nepomuk, built in 1701
• Statue of Ernest of Pardubice in 1869
• The 135 m long railway viaduct Devět Kanalu was built in 1844
• Rectory, built in 1856
• School, neo-Renaissance of the period 1911-1912
• Estate of the first half of the 17th century

Fixed Hostyně

In the southern district Slovany between the Přišimaský creek and the road to the farm Škvorec Hostín is. The former Hostyně festivals, from the historic masonry and underground passages have been preserved, is to be the birthplace of Ernest of Pardubice, . The facility is not accessible, the courtyard serves as car recovery and collection of secondary raw materials.

Sons and daughters of the town

• Ernest of Pardubice (1294-1364), Archbishop of Prague, ( according to Benesch of Weitmühl born on the Fixed Hostyně at Úvaly )
• Born Marie Majerová (1882-1967), Czech writer, in Úvaly