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Choceň

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- summer (DST)
  
CEST (UTC+2)

Area
  
21.7 km²

Elevation
  
290 m

Local time
  
Sunday 10:30 PM

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Weather
  
7°C, Wind SE at 8 km/h, 84% Humidity

Neighborhoods
  
Hemže, Podrážek, Nová Ves, Březenice

Points of interest
  
Peliny, Muzeum‑orlické Muzeum, Hemže‑Mýtkov, Atletický a fotbalový stadion n, Doskočilova vyhlídka

Choceň ( [ˈxotsɛɲ]; German: Chotzen) is a town in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has c. 9,100 inhabitants.

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Map of 565 01 Choce%C5%88, Czechia

First written document mentions this place back in 1227. In 1562 building of large Choceň Castle started.

In 1947 there were 6,789 inhabintants. It was a rail junction then.

Famous residents

  • Leoš Šimánek, traveler
  • Transportation

  • Choceň railway station
  • The town lies on a main railway between Prague, Pardubice, Ústí nad Orlicí and Brno.

    References

    Choceň Wikipedia