Poděbrady (German: Podiebrad) is a spa town in Nymburk District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 15,000 inhabitants. It lies on the river Elbe. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an urban monument zone. Notable people George of Poděbrady (1420–1471), King of Bohemia Kunigunde of Sternberg (1425–1449), wife of George of Poděbr...