Kly (Mělník District)
Kly | |
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Záboří, a part of Kly | |
Coordinates: 50°18′32″N 14°30′6″E / 50.30889°N 14.50167°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Central Bohemian |
District | Mělník |
First mentioned | 1323 |
Area | |
• Total | 10.61 km2 (4.10 sq mi) |
Elevation | 159 m (522 ft) |
Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 1,733 |
• Density | 160/km2 (420/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 277 41 |
Website | www |
Kly is a municipality and village in Mělník District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,700 inhabitants.
Administrative parts
[edit]The villages of Dolní Vinice, Hoření Vinice, Krauzovna, Lom, Větrušice and Záboří are administrative parts of Kly.
Geography
[edit]Kly is located about 4 kilometres (2 mi) south of Mělník and 20 km (12 mi) north of Prague. It lies in a flat landscape in the Central Elbe Table. The Elbe River flows along the western municipal border. Part of the Úpor – Černínovsko Nature Reserve is located in the municipal territory.
History
[edit]The first written mention of Kly is from 1323. The municipality was heavily damaged by the 2002 European floods.[2]
Demographics
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Source: Censuses[3][4] |
Transport
[edit]The I/9 road (which connects the D8 motorway with Česká Lípa and the Czech-German border) passes through the municipality.
Sights
[edit]The main landmark is the Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary in Záboří. It is a Neo-Renaissance church from 1884, which replaced the old Gothic church.[5]
In the centre of Kly is the Chapel of Saint Wenceslaus. It dates from 1886.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- ^ "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Kly. Retrieved 2023-03-14.
- ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Mělník" (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.
- ^ "Kostel Narození Panny Marie" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-03-14.
- ^ "Kaple sv. Václava" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-03-14.
External links
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