Kladruby nad Labem
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Pardubice Region
Pardubice Region is an administrative unit of the Czech Republic, located mainly in the eastern part of its historical region of Bohemia, with a small part in northwestern Moravia. It is named after its capital Pardubice. "There are a total of 452 municipalities in the region...
of the Czech Republic
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
, located abot 6 km northwest of Přelouč
Prelouc
Přelouč is a town in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It is located on left bank of the Elbe River 15 km west of Pardubice.-External links:*...
or 22 km west of Pardubice
Pardubice
Pardubice is the capital city of the Pardubice Region and lies on the river Elbe, 65 miles east of Prague. Pardubice has an antique centre square and old town, with many restaurants that stay open until late in the evening. There is an old Tower and a recently renovated Castle...
. It has around 820 inhabitants.
Villages of Bílé Vchynice, Kolesa and Komárov are administrative parts of Kladruby nad Labem.
Kladruby nad Labem is renowned as home of the Kladruber horse breed
Kladruber
The Kladruber is the oldest Czech horse breed, and today is considered very rare. The main breeding centre is in National stud farm Kladruby nad Labem in the Czech republic where Kladrubers have been bred for more than 400 years, being now one of the world's oldest horse breeds...
.