Podveky is a municipality and village in Kutná Hora District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants.
Podveky consists of four municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):
The name was derived from the Old Czech word podÃÂvek, denoting a person who hides or throws something away, but also a weakling or a desperate person. The initial name of the village was PodÃÂveky, meaning "the village where podÃÂveks live". At the turn of the 14th and 15th centuries, the name was distorted to Podveky.
Podveky is located southwest of Kutná Hora and southeast of Prague. It lies in the Vlaà ¡im Uplands. The highest point is the hill ÃÂihadlo at above sea level. Several brooks originate in the municipal territory.
The first written mention of Podveky is from 1295. From the second half of the 17th century until the establishment of an independent municipality in 1848, Podveky was a part of the Rataje estate.
The railway line KolÃÂnâÂÂLedeÃÂko crosses the northern part of the municipality, but there is no train station. The municipality is served by the station in neighbouring Rataje nad Sázavou.
The main landmark of Podveky is the Church of Saint Gall. It was built in the late Baroque style in 1783 on the site of an older church. The core of the tower and the church bell, made in 1503, have been preserved from the original church.