Pecka

Pecka is a market town in Jičín District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,300 inhabitants. The market town lies in the hilly landscape of the Giant Mountains Foothills and is known for the ruin of the Pecka Castle. The historic town centre with the castle ruin is well preserved and is protected as an urban monument zone.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Pecka
Settlement.settlement_type: Market town
Settlement.image_skyline: Pecka (okres Jičín) - pohled od severu obr01.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: View of Pecka
Settlement.image_flag: Flag of Pecka CZ.svg
Settlement.image_shield: Pecka CoA CZ.svg
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Hradec Králové
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Jičín
Settlement.pushpin_map: Czech Republic
Settlement.pushpin_relief: 1
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in the Czech Republic
Settlement.established_title: First mentioned
Settlement.established_date: 1322
Settlement.area_total_km2: 23.03
Settlement.elevation_m: 407

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Pecka
Population: 1311
Area: 23.030947
Elevation: 407
Official website: www.mestys-pecka.cz
Image: Pecka (okres Jičín) - pohled od severu obr01.jpg
Licence plate code: H

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Commons category: Pecka
postal code: 507 82
Commons gallery: Pecka
time of earliest written record: 1322-01-01
email address: mailto:[email protected]
P6482: Pecka
number of houses: 575
mean age: 44.1

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Administrative division
Etymology
Geography
History
Demographics
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==Administrative division== Pecka consists of eight municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): Pecka (811) Arnoštov (17) Bělá u Pecky (188) Bukovina u Pecky (47) Horní Javoří (28) Kal (61) Staňkov (46) Vidonice (73)