Semice ( German : Semitz ) is a municipality and village in Nymburk District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic . It has about 1,500 inhabitants.
16-615: Semice is located about 12 kilometres (7 mi) west of Nymburk and 25 km (16 mi) east of Prague . It lies in a flat and mainly agricultural landscape in the Central Elbe Table , in the Polabí lowlands. The highest point is the hill Semická hůra at 231 m (758 ft) above sea level. The municipality is situated on the left bank of the Elbe River, which forms the northern municipal border. The first written mention of Semice
32-800: A road bridge from 1913, which connects the town centre with the neighborhood of Zálabí. Other important cultural monuments of Nymburk are 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 ,
48-584: Is a town in the Central Bohemian Region of 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
64-633: Is from 1352. Semice is home to the Bramko Semice company, which is the largest grower and supplier of potatoes and vegetables in the country. There are no railways or major roads running through the municipality. The main landmark of Semice is the Church of Saint Mary Magdalene. It was built in the Baroque style in 1717 by Count Sporck. Nymburk Nymburk ( Czech pronunciation: [ˈnɪmburk] ; German : Nimburg, Neuenburg an der Elbe )
80-476: The Czech Republic . It has about 1,700 inhabitants. The villages of Hasina, Ledečky, Podlužany, Podolí, Viničná Lhota and Zámostí are administrative parts of Rožďalovice. Rožďalovice is located about 16 kilometres (10 mi) northeast of Nymburk and 49 km (30 mi) northeast of Prague . It lies in the Central Elbe Table . The highest point is a place called Kostelíček at 241 m (791 ft) above sea level. The stream Štítarský potok flows through
96-561: The municipal territory. The first written mention of Rožďalovice is from 1223. Around 1340, the village was promoted to a town by King John of Bohemia . The most important owners of Rožďalovice, during whose rule the town flourished, were the Křinecký of Ronov family (end of the 15th century – 1622), the Waldstein family (1622–1760) and the Lobkowicz family (1815–1930). Rožďalovice is located on
112-452: The new castle". The name was soon transcribed into Czech as Nymburk. Nymburk 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
128-526: The original medieval floor plan has been completely preserved. The Nymburk Brewery, located on 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
144-411: The railway line Nymburk– Jičín . The Rožďalovice Castle is originally a Renaissance building. It was built in 1622 and rebuilt in the Baroque style in 1760, when the clock tower was also added. Further modifications were made in 1935–1938. The sculptural decoration comes from Michael Brokoff . The castle is surrounded by a castle park and gardens. Today it houses a retirement home and is inaccessible to
160-510: The southwest. The town was founded around 1275 by King Ottokar II . Throughout 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
176-497: The town is the Gothic brick Church of Saint Giles , built in 1280–1380. This church, together with 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
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#1732858676908192-618: The town. The town is home to Basketball Nymburk , the most successful club of 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
208-521: 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 is twinned with: Ro%C5%BE%C4%8Falovice Rožďalovice is a town in Nymburk District in the Central Bohemian Region of
224-508: The world. Since 2005, the Chinese company Changhong has used a factory in Nymburk for 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
240-408: Was disrupted by large fires. The turning point in the town's modern history was 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,
256-473: Was surrounded by burnt-brick walls with about fifty towers and two defensive ditches fed from 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
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