Cerhenice

Cerhenice consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):{{cite web |title=Public Census 2021 – basic data|url=https://vdb.czso.cz/vdbvo2/faces/en/index.jsf?page=vystup-objekt-parametry&z=T&f=TABULKA&sp=A&skupId=4690&katalog=33475&pvo=SLD21043-CO|work=Public Database|publisher=Czech Statistical Office|language=cs|date=2022}}

• Cerhenice (1,553)
• Cerhýnky (238)

The initial name of the village was Crhynice, meaning "the village of Crhyň's people".{{cite web |title=Historie: První zpráva o Cerhenicích|url=http://www.cerhenice.cz/historie/|publisher=Obec Cerhenice|language=cs|access-date=2023-01-02}}

Cerhenice is located about {{convert|10|km|0}} northwest of Kolín and {{convert|38|km|abbr=on}} east of Prague. It lies in a flat agricultural landscape of the Central Elbe Table.

The first written mention of Cerhenice is from 1295. For centuries, it was owned by various lower noblemen. Around 1520, during the rule of Eliška of Střížkov, the village was promoted to a market town. For the longest time, Cerhenice was owned by the Střela of Rokyce family (1550–1689). The most notable owners were the Sternberg family, who inherited Cerhenice in 1689, and the Kolowrat family, who bought it from the Sternbergs in 1757.

{{historical populations

|align=none|cols=3

|1869|1312

|1880|1678

|1890|1724

|1900|1759

|1910|1992

|1921|2099

|1930|2126

|1950|1784

|1961|1757

|1970|1624

|1980|1534

|1991|1498

|2001|1482

|2011|1614

|2021|1791

|source=Censuses{{cite web |title=Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011|url=https://csu.gov.cz/produkty/historicky-lexikon-obci-1869-az-2015|publisher=Czech Statistical Office|language=cs|date=2015-12-21}}{{cite web |title=Population Census 2021: Population by sex|url=https://vdb.czso.cz/vdbvo2/faces/en/index.jsf?page=vystup-objekt-parametry&z=T&f=TABULKA&sp=A&skupId=4429&katalog=33515&pvo=SLD21001-OB-OK|work=Public Database|publisher=Czech Statistical Office|date=2021-03-27}}}}

File:Pond in Park Květoslavy Šátkové in Cerhenice, Kolín District.jpg

Part of the Velim railway test circuit is located in the territory of Cerhenice.

Cerhenice is located on the railway line Prague–Kolín.{{cite web |title=Detail stanice Cerhenice|url=https://www.cd.cz/stanice/cerhenice/5453166|publisher=České dráhy|language=cs|access-date=2024-05-28}}

File:Cerhenice, kostel svatého Jana Nepomuckého.jpg

The Church of Saint John of Nepomuk was built in the Baroque style in 1734, by Countess Leopoldina of Sternberg. She also had built the statue of Our Lady of Sorrows from 1745, located in the middle of the town square.{{cite web |title=Kostel sv. Jana Nepomuckého|url=https://pamatkovykatalog.cz/kostel-sv-jana-nepomuckeho-14090195|publisher=National Heritage Institute|language=cs|access-date=2023-01-02}}

The Gothic fortress in Cerhenice was built in 1340. In 1618, it was rebuilt in the Renaissance style. The fortress was looted by rebellious peasants in 1775 and three years later, the administration was moved to the newly built castle in the neighborhood. In modern times, the building was converted into apartments.{{cite web |title=Cerhenice: tvrz|url=https://www.cestyapamatky.cz/kolinsko/cerhenice/tvrz|work=Cesty a památky|language=cs|access-date=2023-01-02}}

The Cerhenice Castle was built on the site of the farm buildings of the old fortress in 1770–1771. It was built by the Institute of Nobles in Prague and never served as the residence of the nobility. It is a one-story baroque building. Today it is privately owned.{{cite web |title=Cerhenice: zámek|url=https://www.cestyapamatky.cz/kolinsko/cerhenice/zamek|work=Cesty a památky|language=cs|access-date=2023-01-02}}

• Blanka Waleská (1910–1986), actress

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Category:Market towns in the Czech Republic