Chbany (German: Kwon) is a municipality and village in Chomutov District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants.
Chbany | |
|---|---|
 Centre of Chbany | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Chbany Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 50°19′58″N 13°25′50″E / 50.33278°N 13.43056°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Ústí nad Labem |
| District | Chomutov |
| First mentioned | 1422 |
| Area | |
• Total | 27.88 km2 (10.76 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 283 m (928 ft) |
| Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 632 |
| • Density | 23/km2 (59/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 431 57, 438 01 |
| Website | www |
Chbany lies approximately 15 kilometres (9 mi) south of Chomutov, 56 km (35 mi) south-west of Ústí nad Labem, and 76 km (47 mi) west of Prague.
Administrative parts
editThe villages of Hořenice, Malé Krhovice, Poláky, Přeskaky, Roztyly, Soběsuky, Vadkovice and Vikletice are administrative parts of Chbany.
History
editThe first written mention of Chbany is from 1422.[2]
Demographics
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1869 | 1,435 | — |
| 1880 | 1,456 | +1.5% |
| 1890 | 1,514 | +4.0% |
| 1900 | 1,502 | −0.8% |
| 1910 | 1,381 | −8.1% |
| 1921 | 1,540 | +11.5% |
| 1930 | 1,547 | +0.5% |
| 1950 | 754 | −51.3% |
| 1961 | 608 | −19.4% |
| 1970 | 572 | −5.9% |
| 1980 | 633 | +10.7% |
| 1991 | 583 | −7.9% |
| 2001 | 599 | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 571 | −4.7% |
| 2021 | 594 | +4.0% |
| Source: Censuses[3][4] | ||
References
edit- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- ^ "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Chbany. Retrieved 2021-07-12.
- ^ "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.
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