Předboj

Předboj is a municipality and village in Prague-East District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,400 inhabitants.

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Etymology

The initial name of the village was Přeboj. The Old Czech word přeboj meant 'robbery'. To make the name less unflattering and more understandable, it was changed to Předboj.

Geography

Předboj is located about north of Prague. It lies in an agricultural landscape in the Central Elbe Table. The highest point is at above sea level. The brook Kojetický potok flows through the municipality and supplies a system of several fishponds there.

History

The first written mention of Předboj is from 1253, when King Wenceslaus I donated the village to the Knights of the Cross with the Red Star. It was founded on a trade route from Prague to the north. Předboj often changed owners and was mostly the property of various less important noble families. In 1671, when Předboj was owned by the St. George's Convent in Prague, the village was annexed to the Panenské Břežany estate.

Transport

The I/9 road runs along the eastern municipal border.

Sights

The only protected cultural monument in the municipality are terrain remains of a medieval fortress that stood here in the 13th–15th century, now an archaeological site. However, these terrain remains were damaged and are now located in the garden of a family house.