Vodochody
{{for|the municipality in the Ústí nad Labem Region|Straškov-Vodochody}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Vodochody
| other_name =
| settlement_type = Municipality
| image_skyline = Vodochody.jpg
| image_caption = Centre of Vodochody
| image_flag = Flag of Vodochody.jpeg
| image_shield = Vodochody CoA CZ.jpg
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{CZE}}
| subdivision_type1 = Region
| subdivision_name1 = Central Bohemian
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name2 = Prague-East
| image_map =
| map_caption =
| pushpin_map = Czech Republic
| pushpin_relief = 1
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in the Czech Republic
| coordinates = {{coord|50|12|25|N|14|23|52|E|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_footnotes =
| leader_title =
| leader_name =
| established_title = First mentioned
| established_date = 1000
| area_footnotes =
| area_total_km2 = 4.96
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 240
| population_as_of = 2025-01-01
| population_footnotes = {{cite web|title=Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2025|url=https://csu.gov.cz/produkty/population-of-municipalities-t4l3n8d2iw|publisher=Czech Statistical Office|date=2025-05-16}}
| population_total = 836
| population_density_km2 = auto
| timezone1 = CET
| utc_offset1 = +1
| timezone1_DST = CEST
| utc_offset1_DST = +2
| postal_code_type = Postal code
| postal_code = 250 69
| area_code_type =
| area_code =
| website = {{URL|https://www.vodochody.cz/}}
| footnotes =
}}
Vodochody is a municipality and village in Prague-East District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 800 inhabitants.
Administrative division
Vodochody 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}}
- Vodochody (382)
- Hoštice (407)
Etymology
The name is derived from the words voda ('water') and chodit ('walk'). The name referred to "village of people who walk on water", which probably meant "village of fishermen".{{cite book |last=Profous|first=Antonín|title=Místní jména v Čechách IV: S–Ž|url=https://mjc.ujc.cas.cz/search.php|page=592|year=1957|language=cs}}
Geography
Vodochody is located about {{convert|10|km|0}} north of Prague. It lies in the Prague Plateau.
History
Demographics
{{historical populations
|align=none|cols=3
|1869|452
|1880|502
|1890|559
|1900|630
|1910|626
|1921|609
|1930|685
|1950|533
|1961|554
|1970|510
|1980|457
|1991|428
|2001|449
|2011|563
|2021|789
|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}}}}
Transport
There is a small airport in the municipal territory, Vodochody Airport. It serves to the aircraft construction company Aero Vodochody, which is located in neighbouring Odolena Voda.
Sights
There are no protected cultural monuments in the municipality.{{cite web |title=Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Vodochody|url=https://pamatkovykatalog.cz/uskp/podle-relevance/1/seznam/?kraj=20&okres=209&obec=539015&chranenoTed=1&hlObj=1&fulltext|work=Ústřední seznam kulturních památek|publisher=National Heritage Institute|language=cs|access-date=2024-07-19}}
References
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External links
{{commons category|Vodochody}}
- {{official|https://www.vodochody.cz/}}
{{Prague-East District}}
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