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

Ústí nad Labem District Ústí nad Labem District () is a district in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the city of Ústí nad Labem. Administrative division Ústí nad Labem District is formed by only one administrative district of munic ...

in the

Ústí nad Labem Region Ústí nad Labem Region or Ústecký Region () is an Regions of the Czech Republic, administrative unit () of the Czech Republic, located in the north-western part of the historical land of Bohemia, and named after the capital, Ústí nad Labem. I ...

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 900 inhabitants.

Administrative division

Velké Chvojno consists of six municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Velké Chvojno (341) *Arnultovice (69) *Luční Chvojno (144) *Malé Chvojno (110) *Mnichov (51) *Žďár (86)

Geography

Velké Chvojno is located about north of

Ústí nad Labem Ústí nad Labem (; ) is a city in the Czech Republic. It has about 91,000 inhabitants and is the capital of the Ústí nad Labem Region. It is a major industrial centre and, besides being an active river port, is an important railway junction. ...

. It lies mostly in the

Central Bohemian Uplands The Central Bohemian Uplands (also known as Central Bohemian Highlands; , ) is a highland and Geomorphological division of the Czech Republic, geomorphological mesoregion of the Czech Republic. It is located mostly in the Ústí nad Labem Region. ...

and in the eponymous protected landscape area. The western part of the municipal territory extends into the

Most Basin The Most Basin (also known as North Bohemian Basin; , ) is a structural basin and geomorphological mesoregion of the Czech Republic. It is named after the city of Most. It forms the southwestern and central parts of the Ústí nad Labem Region. ...

. The highest point is a hill at above sea level.

History

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

Krupka Krupka (; ) is a town in Teplice District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 13,000 inhabitants. The town is located in the Ore Mountain Mining Region, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, which was one of the world-leadi ...

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. In 1948, the municipality was renamed from České Chvojno to its current name.

Demographics

Transport

The I/13 road (the section from

Teplice Teplice (, until 1948 Teplice-Šanov; , ''Teplitz-Schönau'') is a city in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 51,000 inhabitants. It is the most populous Czech spa town, followed by Karlovy Vary. The historic city cen ...

Děčín Děčín (; ) is a city in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 46,000 inhabitants. It is the seventth largest municipality in the country by area. Děčín is an important traffic junction. Administrative division Děč ...

) runs along the western municipal border. During the tourist season, on weekends and holidays, a train on the

–

Telnice Telnice may refer to places in the Czech Republic: * Telnice (Brno-Country District), a municipality and village in the South Moravian Region *Telnice (Ústí nad Labem District) Telnice () is a municipality and village in Ústí nad Labem Distri ...

line runs through Malé Chvojno. The ČSD Class M 152.0 retro train drives there.

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 ...

(1616–1683), Protestant minister and educator

References

External links

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