Chýně is a town in

Prague-West District Prague-West District () is a district in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is Prague. The most populated town of the district is Jesenice. Administrative division Prague-West District is formed by only one administ ...

in the

Central Bohemian Region The Central Bohemian Region ( ; ) is an administrative unit () of the Czech Republic, located in the central part of its historical region of Bohemia. Its administrative centre is in the Czech capital Prague, which lies in the centre of the regio ...

of the

Czech Republic The Czech Republic, also known as Czechia, and historically known as Bohemia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the south ...

. It has about 5,000 inhabitants.

Etymology

The initial name of the settlement was probably Chajín. The name was derived from the personal name Chája, meaning "Chája's (court)". The name was gradually distorted to Chajn and then to Chejn. From the 19th century, the name Chýně is used.

Geography

Chýně is located about west of Prague. It lies in an agricultural landscape of the

Prague Plateau The Prague Plateau () is a plateau and a geomorphological mesoregion of the Czech Republic. It is located in the area of Prague and in the Central Bohemian Region. Geomorphology The Prague Plateau is a mesoregion of the Brdy Macroregion within ...

. The stream Litovický potok runs east along the northern border and supplies two small fishponds. The upper pond is called Bašta and is used for recreational purposes. The lower pond is called Strahovský rybník.

History

The area of the town has been inhabited since prehistoric times. Iron furnaces that were found here are the oldest examples known in Bohemia and Moravia. The first written mention of Chýně is from 1273. The village used to belong to Strahov Monastery and until recently it was a small farming community. Proximity to Prague, the airport, and the motorway to Plzeň led in the 1990s to the development of some logistics and construction industries. The municipality has grown considerably with some large housing developments to the west, and it is losing some of its rural character. In 2023, Chýně was promoted to a town.

Demographics

Economy

Chýně has a small industrial area in the east.

Transport

Chýně is located on the railway line Prague– Rudná. In addition to the ''Chýně'' train station, the town is aserved by the ''Chýně jih'' station, which is situated south of the town just beyond the municipal border.

Sights

There are no protected cultural monuments in the town.

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Chyne Cities and towns in the Czech Republic Populated places in Prague-West District