Poříčany

History

The first written mention of Poříčany is from 1295. From 1547 at the latest, the village was part of the Černý Kostelec estate and shared its owners. In 1626, Albrecht von Wallenstein sold the estate to Karl I, Prince of Liechtenstein. The House of Liechtenstein owned the village until the establishment of an independent municipality after 1848. The railway through Poříčany was built in 1845 and the railway station was established in 1874. The railway station was the impetus for the development of the village and the influx of new residents.

Geography

Poříčany is located about northwest of Kolín and east of Prague. It lies in a flat landscape in the Central Elbe Table. The Šembera River flows through the municipality.

Most-observed species

• Eurasian Blackbird

  Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  3,694
• Great Tit

  Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  3,577
• Eurasian Blue Tit

  Cyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  2,778
• Common Wood-Pigeon

  Columba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  2,573
• Great Spotted Woodpecker

  Dendrocopos major (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  2,443
• Mallard

  Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  2,186
• Yellowhammer

  Emberiza citrinella Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  2,091
• Common Chaffinch

  Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  2,085

Most recent

• M 2.5 — 2007-01-13
  4 km SSW of Krásná Hora nad Vltavou, Czechia
• M 3.4 — 2005-10-25
  0 km N of ?ervený Kostelec, Czechia
• M 2.9 — 2005-08-10
  2 km WSW of ?ervený Kostelec, Czechia
• M 2.7 — 2004-08-13
  3 km SSW of Karpacz, Poland