Kly (Mělník District)

Kly
Kly
Municipality
	Záboří, a part of Kly
	Flag Coat of arms
	Kly Location in the Czech Republic
	Coordinates: 50°18′32″N 14°30′6″E / 50.30889°N 14.50167°E
Country	Czech Republic
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)
• 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.cz

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

The villages of Dolní Vinice, Hoření Vinice, Krauzovna, Lom, Větrušice and Záboří are administrative parts of Kly.

Geography

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

The first written mention of Kly is from 1323. The municipality was heavily damaged by the 2002 European floods.^[2]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	894	—
1880	988	+10.5%
1890	1,015	+2.7%
1900	1,096	+8.0%
1910	1,238	+13.0%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	1,246	+0.6%
1930	1,313	+5.4%
1950	1,113	−15.2%
1961	1,064	−4.4%
1970	1,049	−1.4%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	990	−5.6%
1991	894	−9.7%
2001	921	+3.0%
2011	1,303	+41.5%
2021	1,629	+25.0%

Source: Censuses^[3]^[4]

Transport

The I/9 road (which connects the D8 motorway with Česká Lípa and the Czech-German border) passes through the municipality.

Sights

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

^ "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" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
^ "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

Official website

[1] "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.

[2] "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Kly. Retrieved 2023-03-14.

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

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

[5] "Kostel Narození Panny Marie" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-03-14.

[6] "Kaple sv. Václava" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-03-14.

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