Velké Chvojno (until 1948 České Chvojno; german: Böhmisch Kahn, 1940–1945 ''Kahn über Bodenbach'') is a municipality and village in

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in the

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of the

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. It has about 900 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

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

Geography

Velké Chvojno lies about north of

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and north of

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. It is located mostly in the

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History

The first written mention of Velké Chvojno is from 1352, when it was part of the

Krupka Krupka (; german: Graupen) is a town in Teplice District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 12,000 inhabitants. The town is located in the Ore Mountain Mining Region, an UNESCO World Heritage Site, and during the la ...

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.

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.

Notable people

Georg Ritschel Georg Ritschel (13 February 1616, Deutsch Kahn – 28 December 1683, Hexham) was a Bohemian Protestant minister and educator. He associated with the Hartlib Circle, and was considered by Richard Popkin to belong to his "Third Force". Life The el ...

(1616–1683), Protestant minister and educator

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Velke Chvojno Villages in Ústí nad Labem District