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15-478: Kostelní Lhota is located about 6 kilometres (4 mi) south of Nymburk and 34 km (21 mi) east of Prague . It lies in a flat landscape in the Central Elbe Table . The Výrovka River flows along the eastern and northeastern municipal border. The Šembera River, its tributary, flows along the northwestern border. The first written mention of Kostelní Lhota is from 1354. The D11 motorway (part of

30-485: A flat landscape of the Central Elbe Table . The Šembera River flows through the municipality. The first written mention of Poříčany is from 1295. From 1547 at the latest, the village was part of the Černý Kostelec estate and shared its owners. In 1626, Albrecht von Wallenstein sold the estate to Karl I, Prince of Liechtenstein . The House of Liechtenstein owned the village until the establishment of an independent municipality after 1848. The railway through Poříčany

45-661: Is twinned with: Po%C5%99%C3%AD%C4%8Dany Poříčany is a municipality and village in Kolín District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic . It has about 1,600 inhabitants. The name is derived from the word poříčané (from poříčí , i.e. "area around a river"), which denoted people who lived near some river. Poříčany is located about 22 kilometres (14 mi) northwest of Kolín and 26 km (16 mi) east of Prague . It lies in

60-553: Is located about 35 kilometres (22 mi) east of Prague . It lies in a flat landscape in the Central Elbe Table within the Polabí lowland. The town is situated on both banks of the Elbe River and lies at the confluence of the Elbe and Mrlina rivers. The Výrovka River briefly crosses the municipal territory in the southwest. The town was founded around 1275 by King Ottokar II . Throughout

75-498: The Czech Republic . It has about 16,000 inhabitants. It is situated on the Elbe River. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an urban monument zone . The town is made up of two administrative parts: Nymburk and Drahelice. The name is derived from the Middle High German expression ze der Niuwen Burk , meaning "at the new castle". The name was soon transcribed into Czech as Nymburk. Nymburk

90-613: The European route E67 ) from Prague to Hradec Králové passes through the municipality. The main landmark of Kostelní Lhota is the Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. It was built in the late Baroque style in 1817. Nymburk Nymburk ( Czech pronunciation: [ˈnɪmburk] ; German : Nimburg, Neuenburg an der Elbe ) is a town in the Central Bohemian Region of

105-736: The Czech National Basketball League . It plays its home games at the Sportovní centrum . Since 2015, an annual international rink bandy tournament has taken place in Nymburk. In 2017, the Federation of International Bandy decided to make the Nymburk tournament official. The town's football club is SK Polaban Nymburk . The dominant feature of the town is the Gothic brick Church of Saint Giles , built in 1280–1380. This church, together with

120-507: The Elbe. The Hussite Wars in the 15th century affected the town only slightly (the Dominican monastery was looted) and so the town prospered until the beginning of the 17th century. During the Thirty Years' War , Nymburk was burned and looted, and the fortifications were almost completely destroyed. The recovery was disrupted by large fires. The turning point in the town's modern history was

135-526: The Middle Ages it was one of the most important and strategic towns in the kingdom, as it protected Prague and was an important pillar of royal power. During the reign of King Wenceslaus II , the Gothic Church of St. Nicholas (today the Church of St. Giles) and the Dominican monastery were constructed. The town was surrounded by burnt-brick walls with about fifty towers and two defensive ditches fed from

150-933: The Turkish tower (the former waterworks from 1597), the Plague column (built in 1717), the Chapel of St. John of Nepomuk (originally a part of the Dominican monastery), the Bohumil Hrabal Grammar School, the Nymburk Synagogue, the Tourist Information Centre , the water tower and the Old Fisher House. Bohumil Hrabal , who grew up in the town, wrote about Nymburk in his books The Little Town Where Time Stood Still, Cutting It Short , Beautiful Sadness, Harlequin's Millions and Closely Watched Trains . Nymburk

165-451: The final assembly of LCD TVs for the European market. Nymburk is a railway junction at the crossing of several railway lines: Prague– Kolín , Prague– Trutnov , Kolín– Rumburk , Nymburk– Mladá Boleslav , Nymburk– Rožďalovice and Nymburk– Poříčany . The I/38 road from Mladá Boleslav to Kolín passes through the town. The town is home to Basketball Nymburk , the most successful club of

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180-426: The introduction of the railway in 1870. Since then, the town has grown, new buildings have been built, the Elbe river has been regulated, and a new bridge and a hydroelectric power plant with a lock chamber have been built. The town has expanded beyond the medieval walls (some portions of which have been preserved). However, the original medieval floor plan has been completely preserved. The Nymburk Brewery, located on

195-486: The preserved buildings of the Nymburk fortification, is a unique example of brick Gothic (originally North German) architecture in the Czech lands. The main landmark of the square is a rare Renaissance town hall from 1526. Besides the preserved sections of the town walls, the town also features a road bridge from 1913, which connects the town centre with the neighborhood of Zálabí. Other important cultural monuments of Nymburk are

210-516: The southern end of the town, was founded in 1895. With a production of about 200,000 hl/year, it is considered a medium-sized brewery in the Czech Republic. The brewery produces beer under the brand Postřižinské . JDK is a large company that manufactures refrigeration equipment in Nymburk and exports it all over the world. Since 2005, the Chinese company Changhong has used a factory in Nymburk for

225-487: Was built in 1845 and the railway station was established in 1874. The railway station was the impetus for the development of the village and the influx of new residents. Poříčany is located on the railway lines Prague– Kolín and Nymburk –Poříčany. The Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary was first documented in the 14th century. The current church is a late Baroque building from the mid-18th century. Some scenes of

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