Kratonohy

Kratonohy is a small village of about 550 people in the Czech Republic, in the Hradec Králové Region, lying on a state road from Prague to Hradec Králové, 15 kilometers away from Chlumec nad Cidlinou. Kratonohy is a member of the village alliance Mikroregion Urbanická brázda. Kratonohy was founded—according to a fable—by Býd, the son of count Slavomil of Kouřim at the place where he rested with his people for three days. The village was named so because of the name of the village people: kraťnožka or kraťnoha (English translation: Person with short legs). The name is quite old, believed to be originating from between the 11th to the 12th century. Between the years of 1318 and 1323, the village was held by Tluček, Bohuněk, Licek, Mikuláš...