Kryry (german: Kriegern) is a town in
Louny District
Louny District ( cs, okres Louny) is one of seven districts ('' okres'') located within the Ústí nad Labem Region in the Czech Republic. Its administrative center is the town of Louny.
Louny is the largest district in the Ústí nad Labem regi ...
in the
Ústí nad Labem Region
Ústí nad Labem Region or Ústecký Region ( cs, Ústecký kraj, , ), is an administrative unit ( cs, kraj) of the Czech Republic, located in the north-western part of the historical land of Bohemia, and named after the capital, Ústí nad La ...
of the
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohemia, it is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast. The ...
. It has about 2,400 inhabitants.
Administrative parts
Villages of Běsno, Stebno and Strojetice are administrative parts of Kryry. Stebno forms an
exclave of the municipal territory.
Etymology
The name is derived from a Polish word for "scream, shout, caw".
Geography
Kryry is located about southwest of
Louny
Louny (; german: Laun) is a town in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 18,000 inhabitants. It lies on the river Ohře. The town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an urban monument zone.
Administrat ...
, north of
Plzeň, and west of
Prague
Prague ( ; cs, Praha ; german: Prag, ; la, Praga) is the capital and List of cities in the Czech Republic, largest city in the Czech Republic, and the historical capital of Bohemia. On the Vltava river, Prague is home to about 1.3 milli ...
. It lies in the
Rakovník Uplands
Rakovník (, german: Rakonitz) is a town in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 15,000 inhabitants. The town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an urban monument zone.
Administrative parts
Rakovník ...
. The highest point is below the top of the hill Hůrka at above sea level. The
Blšanka River flows through the town.
History
The first written mention of Kryry is from 1320. During the
Hussite Wars
The Hussite Wars, also called the Bohemian Wars or the Hussite Revolution, were a series of civil wars fought between the Hussites and the combined Catholic forces of Holy Roman Emperor Sigismund, the Papacy, European monarchs loyal to the Cat ...
in 1421, the Czech population was murdered by crusaders, and the village became ethnically German.
[ The Germans were expelled after the World War II.
]
Sights
The most significant monument is the Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary. It was built around 1324, and in 1722 it was rebuilt in the Baroque style.[
The Schiller Observation Tower was built on a hill above the town in 1905–1906. It was named after the writer Friedrich Schiller, on the centenary of his death.]
Notable people
* Günther Landgraf (1928–2006), German physicist
References
External links
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Cities and towns in the Czech Republic
Populated places in Louny District