Prachovice Explained

Prachovice
Settlement Type:Municipality
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Pardubice
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Chrudim
Pushpin Map:Czech Republic
Pushpin Relief:1
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates:49.8939°N 15.6289°W
Established Title:First mentioned
Established Date:1398
Area Total Km2:5.32
Elevation M:456
Population As Of:2024-01-01
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:1422
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:CET
Utc Offset1:+1
Timezone1 Dst:CEST
Utc Offset1 Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:538 04

Prachovice is a municipality and village in Chrudim District in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,400 inhabitants.

Economy

Prachovice is known for limestone quarrying and cement production. The quarry with an area of 111.2ha is one of the largest in the country. About 1,700,000 tonnes per year is quarried.[2]

Notable people

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024. Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
  2. Web site: Pokračování těžby v lomu Prachovice. Ministry of the Environment of the Czech Republic. cs. 2021-03-29. 2021-10-20.