Křečhoř is a municipality and village in Kolín District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants.
Administrative division Křečhoř consists of three municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): Křečhoř (373) Kamhajek (115) Kutlíře (48)
Etymology The village of Křečhoř was named after the nearby hill, which was probably originally called Křeče hora (meaning "Křek's mountain" or "Křeč's mountain") and today is also named Křečhoř.
Geography Křečhoř is located about northwest of Kolín and east of Prague. The southwestern part of the municipal territory lies in the Upper Sázava Hills. The northeastern part lies in the Central Elbe Table. The highest point is the hill Křečhoř at above sea level.
History The first written mention of Křečhoř is from 1295. In 1757, during the Seven Years' War, Křehoč was the site of the Battle of Kolín.
Demographics
Transport The I/12 road from Prague to Kolín runs along the northern municipal border.
Sights
The main landmark of Křečhoř is the Church of the Corpus Christi. It was originally a Gothic church from the early 14th century, rebuilt in the Empire style in 1846–1848.
On the northwestern edge of the village of Křečhoř is a memorial to the Battle of Kolín. It was made in 1898 according to the design by Václav Weinzettl.
Notable people Gustav Frištenský (1879–1957), strongman and wrestler
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