Velké Chvojno

50°43′54″N 14°2′13″E / 50.73167°N 14.03694°E / 50.73167; 14.03694Country Czech RepublicRegionÚstí nad LabemDistrictÚstí nad LabemFirst mentioned1352Area • Total17.13 km² (6.61 sq mi)Elevation411 m (1,348 ft)Population • Total851 • Density50/km² (130/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal codesWebsitewww.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]

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

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