Velké Chvojno

Velké Chvojno
Velké Chvojno
Municipality
	Žďár, a part of Velké Chvojno
	Flag Coat of arms
	Velké Chvojno Location in the Czech Republic
	Coordinates: 50°43′54″N 14°2′13″E / 50.73167°N 14.03694°E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Ústí nad Labem
District	Ústí nad Labem
First mentioned	1352
Area
• Total	17.13 km2 (6.61 sq mi)
Elevation	411 m (1,348 ft)
Population (2024-01-01)
• Total	877
• Density	51/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal codes	400 02, 403 34
Website	www.obecvelkechvojno.cz

Velké Chvojno (until 1948 České Chvojno; German: Böhmisch Kahn, 1940–1945 Kahn über Bodenbach) is a municipality and village in Ústí nad Labem District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 900 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The villages of Arnultovice, Luční Chvojno, Malé Chvojno, Mnichov and Žďár are administrative parts of Velké Chvojno.

Geography

Velké Chvojno is located about 5 kilometres (3 mi) north of Ústí nad Labem. It lies mostly in the Central Bohemian Uplands and in the eponymous protected landscape area. The western part of the municipal territory extends into the Most Basin. The highest point is a hill at 529 m (1,736 ft) above sea level.

History

The first written mention of České Chvojno is from 1352, when it was part of the Krupka estate. It was probably founded in the 13th century. However, the oldest part of today's municipality is the village of Žďár, which was first mentioned in 1227.^[2]

In 1948, the municipality was renamed from České Chvojno to its current name.^[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	1,379	—
1880	1,258	−8.8%
1890	1,234	−1.9%
1900	1,169	−5.3%
1910	1,156	−1.1%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	1,148	−0.7%
1930	1,234	+7.5%
1950	809	−34.4%
1961	627	−22.5%
1970	669	+6.7%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	660	−1.3%
1991	558	−15.5%
2001	662	+18.6%
2011	738	+11.5%
2021	801	+8.5%

Source: Censuses^[4]^[5]

Transport

The I/13 road (the section from Teplice to Děčín) runs along the western municipal border.

During the tourist season, on weekends and holidays, a train on the Děčín–Telnice line runs through Malé Chvojno. The ČSD Class M 152.0 retro train drives there.^[6]

Sights

The most notable building of the municipality is the Church of All Saints in Arnultovice. It was originally a late Gothic church, first mentioned in 1352. It 1798, the church was rebuilt in the Baroque style and was enlarged.^[2]

Notable people

Georg Ritschel (1616–1683), Protestant minister and educator

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
^ ^a ^b "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Velké Chvojno. Retrieved 2022-05-20.
^ "Vyhláška č. 22/1949 Sb". Zákony pro lidi (in Czech). Retrieved 2023-06-12.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
^ "Podkrušnohorský motoráček na Kozí dráze" (in Czech). CzechTourism. Retrieved 2024-06-21.

External links

Official website

[1] "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.

[history-2] "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Velké Chvojno. Retrieved 2022-05-20.

[3] "Vyhláška č. 22/1949 Sb". Zákony pro lidi (in Czech). Retrieved 2023-06-12.

[4] "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.

[5] "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.

[6] "Podkrušnohorský motoráček na Kozí dráze" (in Czech). CzechTourism. Retrieved 2024-06-21.

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