Týnec nad Labem

Týnec nad Labem (German: Elbeteinitz) is a town in Kolín District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic.

The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an urban monument zone.

Týnec nad Labem consists of three municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):[2] Týnec nad Labem is located about 11 kilometres (7 mi) east of Kolín and 58 km (36 mi) east of Prague.

The first written mention of Týnec nad Labem is from 1110, when there was a meeting of dukes of the Přemyslid dynasty, described in the Chronica Boemorum.

[7] Other sights include a fortress from the 15th century and Marian column on the town square with a statue of the Virgin Mary from 1786.

General view
Church of the Beheading of Saint John the Baptist