Country Czech Republic Time zone CET (UTC+1) Area 20.62 km² Population 860 (1 Jan 2015) | District Nymburk District Elevation 203 m Local time Wednesday 3:45 PM | |
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Region Central Bohemian Region Weather 7°C, Wind S at 8 km/h, 62% Humidity | ||
Dymokury (German: Dimokur) is a village and municipality in Nymburk District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic.
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Map of 289 01 Dymokury, Czechia
Geography
It is located in the Polabí lowlands of the Elbe basin, about 15 km (9.3 mi) north of Poděbrady. The local economy mainly depends on agriculture and a brewery.
History
The settlement in the Kingdom of Bohemia was first mentioned in 1249, then a possession of a local noble Soběslav. In 1290 King Wenceslaus II ceded the estates to the Cistercian monks of Sedlec Abbey near Kutná Hora. After changing owners several times, the fief was purchased by the noble House of Waldstein in 1573, their successors had a Renaissance castle erected from 1614 onwards.
Disseized by Emperor Ferdinand II after the 1620 Battle of White Mountain, Dimokur was acquired by Albrecht von Wallenstein, who nevertheless sold it to the Austrian Khuen von Belasi dynasty shortly afterwards. From 1673, the House of Colloredo held the manor, which also included the neighbouring town of Městec Králové. They had the castle again rebuilt in a Baroque style, finished in 1787. The last owners were the Counts of Czernin, who were expropriated and expelled after World War II. The castle was restored after the Velvet Revolution of 1989.