Řež

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First mentioned1088
Elevation
194 m (636 ft)
Řež
Village
Chapel of Saint Wenceslaus
Chapel of Saint Wenceslaus
Řež is located in Czech Republic
Řež
Řež
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°10′21″N 14°21′41″E / 50.17250°N 14.36139°E / 50.17250; 14.36139
Country Czech Republic
RegionCentral Bohemian
DistrictPrague-East
MunicipalityHusinec
First mentioned1088
Elevation
194 m (636 ft)
Population
 (2011)[1]
  Total
1,221
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
250 68

Řež (Czech: [ˈr̝ɛʃ]) is a village and administrative part of Husinec in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic.

Řež is the site of a nuclear research centre,[2] where the first nuclear reactor in the republic was built under the guidance, of the first director of the center, Čestmír Šimáně.[3]

Řež also has a chemical factory.[4]

Řež has a railway connection by Prague - Kralupy nad Vltavou line. The stop is located on the opposite (left) bank of the Vltava River and is accessible by a pedestrian bridge.

On 19 June 2022 the highest ever temperature during the month of June in the Czech Republic was recorded here at 39.0 °C.[5]

Panorama of Řež with nuclear research centre
Panorama of Řež with nuclear research centre

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