Říčany

Říčany is a town in Prague-East District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic, with about 17,000 inhabitants. It stands on the stream Říčanský potok, about ten kilometres east of Prague, on the border between the Prague Plateau and the Benešov Uplands, and its highest point is 454 metres above sea level. According to the Czech Chronicle of Wenceslaus Hajek the town existed already in 748, while the first trustworthy written mention dates from 1289; a large castle built in 1260 to 1270 was taken during the Hussite Wars and became a ruin. The town revived after the Prague to Vienna railway was built in 1869 and became a recreational location with luxury villas. Since 2018 it has ranked first in the national Quality of Life Index, and the D1 motorway runs through its territory.