Kolín is a town in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic with about 33,000 inhabitants, situated in a lowland on the Elbe River. According to its English Wikipedia article it was founded in the 13th century, by King Ottokar II, who relocated the settlement from Starý Kolín (Old Kolín) because the older site was threatened by floods. Its historic town centre is well preserved and protected as an urban monument reservation, and its most significant monument is the Church of Saint Bartholomew, which is protected as a national cultural monument.
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It has about 33,000 inhabitants
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Kolín was founded in the 13th century.
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is a town in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic
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