Chleby (Nymburk District)

Chleby
Municipality
Aerial view of the centre of Chleby
Flag Coat of arms
Chleby Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°13′22″N15°5′22″E / 50.22278°N 15.08944°E / 50.22278; 15.08944
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Central Bohemian
District	Nymburk
First mentioned	1292
Area
• Total	9.59 km2 (3.70 sq mi)
Elevation	193 m (633 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01) [1]
• Total	450
• Density	47/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	289 31
Website	www.chleby.cz

Chleby is a municipality and village in Nymburk District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants.

Administrative division

Chleby consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): ^[2]

• Chleby (407)
• Draho (42)

Etymology

The word chleby means 'breads' in modern Czech, but this is just a coincidence. The name of the village is derived from the personal name Chleb, meaning "Chlebs (Chleb's family)". ^[3]

Geography

Chleby is located about 5 kilometres (3 mi) northeast of Nymburk and 41 km (25 mi) east of Prague. It lies in a flat agricultural landscape in the Central Elbe Table.

History

The first written mention of Chleby is from 1292, when the monastery in Mnichovo Hradiště sold the village to the Sedlec Abbey. ^[4]

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 677 —     1880 664 −1.9% 1890 716 +7.8% 1900 760 +6.1% 1910 679 −10.7%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 707 +4.1% 1930 708 +0.1% 1950 499 −29.5% 1961 503 +0.8% 1970 462 −8.2%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 399 −13.6% 1991 326 −18.3% 2001 339 +4.0% 2011 418 +23.3% 2021 449 +7.4%
Source: Censuses [5] [6]

Transport

The northern part of the territory of Chleby is briefly crossed by the Jičín–Nymburk railway line, but there is no train station. The municipality is served by the station in neighbouring Oskořínek.

Sights

Church of Saint Lawrence

The main landmark of Chleby is the Church of Saint Lawrence. It was built in the late Baroque style in 1780–1782 and the tower was added in the mid-19th century. ^[7]

The Evangelical church was built in the Neo-Romanesque style in 1885–1888, after the old one was demolished. ^[8]

Chleby is known for the Chleby Zoo, one of the smallest zoos in the country.

References

1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
2. "Public Census 2021 – basic data". Public Database (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2022.
3. Profous, Antonín (1949). Místní jména v Čechách II: CH–L (in Czech). p. 10.
4. "Historie obce Chleby" (in Czech). Obec Chleby. Retrieved 2023-03-03.
5. "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
6. "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
7. "Kostel sv. Vavřince" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-03-03.
8. "Kostel Českobratrské církve evangelické (Chleby, Nymburk, Česko)" (in Czech). Středočeská vědecká knihovna v Kladně. Retrieved 2023-03-03.

External links

• Official website