Nymburk | |||
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Country | Czech Republic | ||
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Region | Central Bohemian | ||
District | Nymburk | ||
Commune | Nymburk | ||
River | Elbe | ||
Elevation | 193 m (633 ft) | ||
Coordinates | 50°11′N 15°02′E / 50.183°N 15.033°ECoordinates: 50°11′N 15°02′E / 50.183°N 15.033°E | ||
Area | 20.54 km2 (7.93 sq mi) | ||
Population | 14,614 (2011) | ||
Density | 711/km2 (1,841/sq mi) | ||
Founded | 1275 | ||
Mayor | Ing. Tomáš Mach | ||
Timezone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
- summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
Postal code | 288 02 | ||
Statistics: statnisprava.cz | |||
Website: www.mesto-nymburk.cz | |||
Nymburk (Czech pronunciation: [ˈnɪmburk]; German: Nimburg, Neuenburg) is a city in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic, located 45 km east of Prague on the Elbe River. It is also home to the Czech men's basketball team ČEZ Basketball Nymburk. The city is part of the Prague metropolitan area.
The city was founded in around 1275 by Přemysl Otakar II.
The city is home to ČEZ Basketball Nymburk, a club that won the last 13 Czech Basketball Championships. It plays its home games at the Sportovní Centrum. For some of its highlight games, the club moves to the Tipsport Arena (Prague).
19–20 September 2015 an international rink bandy tournament was scheduled to take place.
Nymburk is twinned with:
The Church square
The Church
Hydro-electric power plant, walls
Water tower
The horse statue with nearby walls
Labe in Nymburk - Flood
Railway station
Old railway buildings
COP building, Secondary school
Brewery, production of beer
Cable bridge over the Labe
Nymburk's medieval walls
The rest of medieval fortification of Nymburk shortly after dawn
Old fisher house in Nymburk