| Vrdy | |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Central Bohemian |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Kutná Hora |
| Pushpin Map: | Czech Republic |
| Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Czech Republic |
| Coordinates: | 49.9217°N 15.4725°W |
| Established Title: | First mentioned |
| Established Date: | 1307 |
| Area Total Km2: | 18.49 |
| Elevation M: | 225 |
| Population As Of: | 2024-01-01 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 3184 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | CET |
| Utc Offset1: | +1 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal codes |
| Postal Code: | 285 71, 286 01 |
Vrdy is a municipality and village in Kutná Hora District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 3,200 inhabitants.
The villages of Dolní Bučice, Horní Bučice and Zbyslav are administrative parts of Vrdy.
The name Vrdy was probably derived from the old Czech word vrd (i.e. 'stuttering person'), meaning "the village of stuttering people".[2]
Vrdy is located about 15km (09miles) east of Kutná Hora and 24km (15miles) southwest of Pardubice. It lies in a flat agricultural landscape of the Central Elbe Table. The Doubrava River flows through the municipality.
The first written mention of Vrdy is from 1307. Until the establishment of an independent municipality in 1849, Vrdy belonged to the Žleby estate and shared its owners. Dolní Bučice, Horní Bučice and Zbyslav were separate municipalities until 1960, when they were joined to Vrdy.[3]
The railway line Čáslav–Třemošnice passes through the southern part of the municipal territory. There are two train stops: Vrdy-Koudelov and Skovice.[4]
The most important monument is the Church of All Saints in Dolní Bučice. It is a late Neoclassical church from the mid-19th century. It was probably built on the site of a demolished medieval church.[5]