Jevany is situated at an elevation of 380 m on the stream Jevanský potok in central Bohemia, about 11 km south east of Říčany in the district Prague-East. The municipality has a population of about 800 (2019).

The oldest written document mentioning the place dates from 1415. In the course of the 1920s, Jevany became a popular weekend destination for the upper classes from Prague, especially after the architect Josef Fanta and the author Gabriela Preissová took residence here.

Glass no. 4568 [near left] is labeled Sklad porculánu kuchyňského nádobí Jaroslav Kaše v Jevanech ('Jaroslav Kaše porcelain kitchenware warehouse in Jevany'). The labeling on the building itself reads: obchod koloniální a lahůdkářský uzeniny, vína, likéry, galanterie a látky / rychlé občerstvení ('colonial and delicatessen store of cold meats, wines, liquors, haberdashery and fabrics / fastfood').

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