Kolín

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Statistics

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Area: 34.9 km?

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Population: 29,690 (2003)

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Kol?n is a town in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic on the Elbe river.

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Kolin was founded by king Wenceslas I in the 13th century under the name Colonia nova (New Colony). Between 1475-1488, Hynek z Pod?brad, a Renaissance writer and son of King George of Pod?brady, lived in Kolin Castle.

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The Battle of Kol?n was fought on June 18, 1757 during the Seven Years' War.

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