Pchery (Czech pronunciation: [ˈpxɛrɪ]) is a municipality and village in Kladno District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,000 inhabitants.

Pchery
Municipality
Pchery from summit of the Vinařická hora
Flag Coat of arms
Pchery Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°11′29″N 14°6′51″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Central Bohemian
District	Kladno
First mentioned	1222
Area
• Total	6.75 km2 (2.61 sq mi)
Elevation	324 m (1,063 ft)
Population  (2022-01-01)[1]
• Total	1,985
• Density	290/km2 (760/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	273 08
Website	www.obecpchery.cz

Administrative parts

The village of Humny is an administrative part of Pchery.

Geography

Pchery is located about 5 km (3 mi) north of Kladno. It lies in a flat agricultural landscape of the Prague Plateau.

History

The first written mention of Pchery is from 1222. A document from about 1228 states that it was a property of the St. George's Convent of Prague Castle.[2]

In 1897, Theodor Mine was founded south of Pchery. The black coal mine was in operation between 1902 and 1935. The eponymous hamlet, formerly a miners' settlement which arose around the mine, also belongs to the municipal territory of Pchery.[3]

Economy

A wind power plant has been operating on a field about 1 km northeast of Pchery since 1 April 2008. It consists of two towers of 88 m (289 ft) in height, each equipped with a 3 MW wind turbine supplied by Finnish manufacturer WinWinD. As of 2008 it was the most powerful wind power plant in the country. As of 2020, it is the 12th most powerful in the country, and the most powerful in the Central Bohemian Region.[4]

Sights

The Church of Saint Stephen is the oldest monument in Pchery. It was first attested in a tithe registry in 1352. It was enlarged from one to three naves in the Baroque style in 1706. Above the church stands a belfry built in the mid-18th century.[2]

Notable people

• Oldřich Duras (1882–1957), chess grandmaster

Gallery

• 
  Belfry
• 
  Church of Saint Stephen as seen from the belfry
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  House No. 7 with statues of saints in niches besides the gate
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  Main road in the centre of Pchery
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  The hamlet of Theodor
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  Wind power plant

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Pchery.

• Official website (in Czech)
• Wind power plant Pchery (in Czech)