Chýně

Chýně
Chýně
Town
	Bašta Pond
	Flag Coat of arms
	Chýně Location in the Czech Republic
	Coordinates: 50°3′39″N 14°13′37″E / 50.06083°N 14.22694°E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Central Bohemian
District	Prague-West
First mentioned	1273
Government
• Mayor	Anna Chvojková
Area
• Total	5.00 km2 (1.93 sq mi)
Elevation	370 m (1,210 ft)
Population (2023-01-01)
• Total	4,657
• Density	930/km2 (2,400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	253 03
Website	www.chyne.cz

Chýně is a town in Prague-West District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 4,700 inhabitants. The town is a suburb of Prague.

Geography[edit]

Chýně is located about 5 kilometres (3 mi) west of Prague. It lies in an agricultural landscape of the Prague Plateau.

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

History[edit]

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.^[2]

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.^[2] In 2023, Chýně was promoted to a town.^[3]

Demographics[edit]

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	367	—
1880	436	+18.8%
1890	453	+3.9%
1900	521	+15.0%
1910	568	+9.0%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	567	−0.2%
1930	667	+17.6%
1950	624	−6.4%
1961	627	+0.5%
1970	608	−3.0%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	600	−1.3%
1991	545	−9.2%
2001	637	+16.9%
2011	2,006	+214.9%
2021	4,681	+133.3%

Source: Censuses^[4]^[5]

Economy[edit]

Chýně has a small industrial area in the east.

Transport[edit]

Public transport consists mostly of buses to Prague districts of Zličín and Motol, but it is evolving with new lines and increased frequences. Chýně is also served by two railway stations on the line from Prague to Kladno, but one of the stations lies just across the municipal border.

References[edit]

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
^ ^a ^b "O Chýni" (in Czech). Obec Chýně. Retrieved 2022-05-16.
^ "Středočeská Chýně se stala městem. Navíc chystá oslavy 750 let" (in Czech). Náš region. 2023-05-17. Retrieved 2023-05-21.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Praha-západ" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 3–4.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.

External links[edit]

Official website

[1] "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.

[about-2] "O Chýni" (in Czech). Obec Chýně. Retrieved 2022-05-16.

[3] "Středočeská Chýně se stala městem. Navíc chystá oslavy 750 let" (in Czech). Náš region. 2023-05-17. Retrieved 2023-05-21.

[4] "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Praha-západ" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 3–4.

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

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