The town of Neratovice lies on the river Elbe, which flows through the outskirts of the town in the district of Mělník in the Elbe lowlands. Neratovice includes the villages of Byškovice, Lobkovice, Mlékojedy, Korycany and Horňátky. At present, approx. 16 thousand inhabitants.
The village of Neradice, the original name of Neratovice, is first documented in writing from 1227. However, it probably existed much earlier. Thanks to the industrial revolution, Neratovice developed significantly in the second half of the 19th century. In 1865, the first train passed through the village on the Turnov - Kralupy line. During World War II, the Association for Chemical and Metallurgical Production began to build a large company for heavy chemistry here, where the production of viscose scrap began, especially in 1947. In 1950, an independent national company SPOLANA Neratovice was established. In 1975, the production of PVC began in Spolana.
On March 22, 1945 (around half past one in the afternoon) a raid was carried out on the city by the 15th Air Force. Of the 159 B-24 Liberator bombers that went from Všetat via Neratovice to Kralupy nad Vltavou, where the main target of the attack (mineral oil refineries) was, 28 planes dropped a total of 254 500-pound bombs on the city. The raid on the city was not directed in the first place, the reason for dropping the bombs was a technical defect and an error in navigation. A total of 53 people died in the raid, 14 houses were completely destroyed, 12 were seriously damaged and 144 were slightly damaged.
Municipal organizations:
- Social house Neratovice
- City Library
- Youth centre
- Princess Emmy's house
- Swimming pool
- Harmony Kindergarten
- ZŠ Ing. M. Plesinger - Božinova
- October 28 primary school
- Elementary Art School
- Social services of the town of Neratovice.
Sights of the village:
- Church of St. Adalbert
- Lobkovice Chateau
- Tomb of František Palacký
- Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary
- The first Czech electrochemical carbide plant,
- Spolany Neratovice complex
- Lock and hydroelectric power plant Lobkovice.9]
- Neratovice railway station, built in 1872 as part of the Turnov-Kralupy railway.
Tips for trips:
- Zelčín Zoo
- Jenštejn castle ruins
- Kokořín Castle
- Open-air museum Přerov nad Labem
- Lake Konětopy - natural swimming pool
- Mělník Chateau
- Lake Lhota
- Libové Libčice mast
and more.