Opolany is a municipality and village in Nymburk District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 900 inhabitants. It lies on the Cidlina River.
Opolany consists of four municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):
Opolany is located about southeast of Nymburk and east of Prague. It lies in a flat and mostly agricultural landscape in the Central Elbe Table. The highest point is the hill Oà ¡kobrh at above sea level. The Cidlina River flows through the municipality.
The first written mention of Opolany is from 1228, when it was listed as property of St. George's Convent in Prague. After the Hussite Wars, the village was annexed to the PodÃÂbrady estate. From 1487 until the establishment of an independent municipality in 1850, it was part of the KolÃÂn estate and shared its owners.
The D11 motorway (part of the European route E67) from Prague to Hradec Králové runs through the municipality.
The railway line KolÃÂnâÂÂTrutnov passes through the municipal territory. Opolany is served by the station named Sány, located in Opolánky.
The main landmark of Opolany is the Evangelical church. It was built in 1893.