Chyňava is a municipality and village in Beroun District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,900 inhabitants.
Chyňava | |
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 Church of Saint Procopius | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Chyňava Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 50°1′39″N 14°4′27″E / 50.02750°N 14.07417°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Central Bohemian |
| District | Beroun |
| First mentioned | 1341 |
| Area | |
• Total | 37.94 km2 (14.65 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 397 m (1,302 ft) |
| Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 1,886 |
| • Density | 50/km2 (130/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 266 01, 267 07 |
| Website | www |
Administrative parts
editThe villages of Lhotka u Berouna, Libečov, Malé Přílepy and Podkozí are administrative parts of Chyňava.
Geography
editChyňava is located about 7 kilometres (4 mi) north of Beroun and 17 km (11 mi) west of Prague. It lies in the Křivoklát Highlands. The highest point is the Pelechovka hill at 471 m (1,545 ft) above sea level. The Loděnice River flows along the northern municipal border.
History
editThe first written mention of Chyňava is from 1341. From 1357 to 1585, the village was part of the Karlštejn estate and shared its owners and destiny. During the Hussite Wars, Chyňava suffered and the population decreased. From 1585, Chyňava belonged to the Křivoklát estate. During the Thirty Years' War, Chyňava was heavily damaged and the population decreased significantly again, but the village slowly recovered.[2]
Demographics
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Transport
editThere are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
Sights
editThe main landmark of Chyňava is the Church of Saint Procopius. It was originally a medieval church, which was rebuilt in the Baroque style in 1779–1782 and then in the neo-Baroque style in 1914.[5]
Twin towns – sister cities
editLedro, Italy
References
edit- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- ^ "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Chyňava. Retrieved 2023-03-13.
- ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
- ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
- ^ "Kostel sv. Prokopa" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-03-06.
- ^ "Valle di Ledro" (in Czech). Město Příbram. Retrieved 2023-06-28.