| Poříčany | |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Central Bohemian |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Kolín |
| Pushpin Map: | Czech Republic |
| Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Czech Republic |
| Coordinates: | 50.1081°N 14.9183°W |
| Established Title: | First mentioned |
| Established Date: | 1295 |
| Area Total Km2: | 5.76 |
| Elevation M: | 203 |
| Population As Of: | 2024-01-01 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 1557 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | CET |
| Utc Offset1: | +1 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 289 14 |
Poříčany is a municipality and village in Kolín District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,600 inhabitants.
The name is derived from the word poříčané (from poříčí, i.e. "area around a river"), which denoted people who lived near some river.[2]
Poříčany is located about northwest of Kolín and 26km (16miles) east of Prague. It lies in a flat landscape of the Central Elbe Table. The Šembera River flows through the municipality.
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.[3]
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.[3]
Poříčany is located on the railway lines Prague–Kolín and Nymburk–Poříčany.[4]
The Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary was first documented in the 14th century.[3] The current church is a late Baroque building from the mid-18th century.[5]
Some scenes of the 2005 movie Hostel were filmed in the municipality.[6]