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was built. At the end of the 19th century, Kouřim had about 3,000 inhabitants at its peak. In the 20th century, especially at the end of the 1960s, the town stagnated and has become a periphery. It completely lost its cultural identity, which was originally determined by an extremely strong
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The astronomical centre of Europe is located in the territory of Kouřim. It is marked by a monument. It is used for astronomical calculations, e.g. to determine the
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Kouřim shows various regional types of vernacular architecture from the 17th to the 19th century. The museum is administered by the
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109:50°0′11″N
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1368:Nebovidy
1358:Masojedy
1353:Malotice
1333:Libenice
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1595:Zásmuky
1579:Vrbčany
1574:Vrátkov
1569:Volárna
1544:Veletov
1527:Tuklaty
1507:Toušice
1502:Tismice
1482:Skvrňov
1406:Plaňany
1393:Pašinka
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1153:Bečváry
1129:Towns,
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1388:Ovčáry
1348:Lošany
1302:Kouřim
1279:Klučov
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1383:Ohaře
1363:Mrzky
1343:Lipec
1328:Kšely
1318:Krupá
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631:1,839
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588:2,386
577:2,400
569:−6.7%
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558:−3.4%
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