Pchery

Pchery
Municipality
Pchery from summit of the Vinařická hora
Pchery from summit of the Vinařická hora
Flag of Pchery
Flag
Coat of arms of Pchery
Coat of arms
Pchery is located in Czech Republic
Pchery
Pchery
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°11′29″N 14°6′51″E / 50.19139°N 14.11417°E / 50.19139; 14.11417
Country Czech Republic
RegionCentral Bohemian
DistrictKladno
First mentioned1222
Area
 • Total
6.75 km2 (2.61 sq mi)
Elevation
324 m (1,063 ft)
Population
 (2026-01-01)
 • Total
2,027
 • Density300/km2 (778/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
273 08
Websitewww.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 division

Pchery consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):

Etymology

In the oldest documents, the names Pchery and Pechry alternated. The name is probably derived either from the German word Becherer (i.e. 'wooden drinking cups maker'), or from the old German word Bëcher (i.e. 'resin collector').

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 in 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.

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.

Demographics

Economy

Buildings of the former Theodor Mine

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. In 2008, it was the most powerful wind power plant in the country. As of 2020, it is the 12th most powerful wind power plant in the country, and the most powerful in the Central Bohemian Region.

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.

Notable people

References

  1. ↑ "Population in municipalities as at 1. 1". DataStat. Czech Statistical Office. 2026-05-18.
  2. ↑ "Public Census 2021 – basic data". Public Database (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2022.
  3. ↑ Profous, Antonín (1951). Místní jména v Čechách III: M–Ř (in Czech). p. 357.
  4. 1 2 "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Pchery. Retrieved 2022-05-18.
  5. ↑ "Důl Theodor u Pcher". Zdař Bůh (in Czech). Retrieved 2022-05-18.
  6. ↑ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
  7. ↑ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
  8. ↑ "Current installation in wind". Czech Wind Energy Association. Retrieved 2021-06-25.