Chvatěruby

Chvatěruby
Chvatěruby
Municipality
	View towards Chvatěruby across the Vltava River
	Flag Coat of arms
	Chvatěruby Location in the Czech Republic
	Coordinates: 50°13′58″N 14°20′34″E / 50.23278°N 14.34278°E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Central Bohemian
District	Mělník
First mentioned	1141
Area
• Total	3.31 km2 (1.28 sq mi)
Elevation	187 m (614 ft)
Population (2024-01-01)
• Total	572
• Density	170/km2 (450/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	278 01
Website	www.chvateruby.cz

Chvatěruby is a municipality and village in Mělník District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants.

Geography

Chvatěruby is located about 14 kilometres (9 mi) north of Prague. It lies on the border between the Central Elbe Table and Prague Plateau. The municipality is situated on the right bank of the Vltava River.

History

The first written mention of Chvatěruby is from 1141, when the village was donated to the monastery in Doksany.^[2]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	455	—
1880	500	+9.9%
1890	489	−2.2%
1900	501	+2.5%
1910	515	+2.8%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	485	−5.8%
1930	556	+14.6%
1950	521	−6.3%
1961	497	−4.6%
1970	535	+7.6%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	418	−21.9%
1991	332	−20.6%
2001	425	+28.0%
2011	515	+21.2%
2021	539	+4.7%

Source: Censuses^[3]^[4]

Transport

The train station Chvatěruby on the railway line Kralupy nad Vltavou–Neratovice, which serves the municipality, is jocated just outside the municipal territory.^[5]

Sights

Among the two main landmarks of Chvatěruby is the church and the castle. The Church of Saints Peter and Paul was originally a Gothic building, completely rebuilt in the Renaissance style in 1656.^[6]

The Chvatěruby Castle dates from the 14th century. During the rule of the Lobkowicz family, it was rebuilt in the Renaissance style. The castle was then rebuilt at the beginning of the 18th century, when two old wings were demolished and a new Baroque wing was added. However, this new wing repeatedly lost its roof, and because there was no money for repairs, it became a ruin. Today, the castle is in private ownership.^[7]

Other protected cultural monuments include a sandstone statue of Saint John of Nepomuk from the mid-18th century and a cast iron cemetery cross, created in the 1860s.^[8]

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
^ "O obci" (in Czech). Obec Chvatěruby. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
^ "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.
^ "Detail stanice Chvatěruby" (in Czech). České dráhy. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
^ "Kostel sv. Petra a Pavla" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
^ "Zámek" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
^ "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Chvatěruby". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-09-04.

External links

Official website

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

[2] "O obci" (in Czech). Obec Chvatěruby. Retrieved 2024-09-04.

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

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

[5] "Detail stanice Chvatěruby" (in Czech). České dráhy. Retrieved 2024-09-04.

[6] "Kostel sv. Petra a Pavla" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-09-04.

[7] "Zámek" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-09-04.

[8] "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Chvatěruby". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-09-04.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]

[7]

[8]