Chvatěruby
Municipality in Central Bohemian, Czech Republic From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Chvatěruby is a municipality and village in Mělník District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants.
Chvatěruby | |
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 View towards Chvatěruby across the Vltava River | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Chvatěruby Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 50°13′58″N 14°20′34″E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Central Bohemian |
| District | Mělník |
| First mentioned | 1141 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.31 km2 (1.28 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 187 m (614 ft) |
| Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 572 |
| • Density | 170/km2 (450/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 278 01 |
| Website | www |
Chvatěruby is located about 14 kilometres (9 mi) north of Prague. It lies on the border between the Central Elbe Table and Prague Plateau. The municipality is situated on the right bank of the Vltava River.
The first written mention of Chvatěruby is from 1141, when the village was donated to the monastery in Doksany.[2]
The train station Chvatěruby on the railway line Kralupy nad Vltavou–Neratovice, which serves the municipality, is jocated just outside the municipal territory.[5]
Among the two main landmarks of Chvatěruby is the church and the castle. The Church of Saints Peter and Paul was originally a Gothic building, completely rebuilt in the Renaissance style in 1656.[6]
The Chvatěruby Castle dates from the 14th century. During the rule of the Lobkowicz family, it was rebuilt in the Renaissance style. The castle was then rebuilt at the beginning of the 18th century, when two old wings were demolished and a new Baroque wing was added. However, this new wing repeatedly lost its roof, and because there was no money for repairs, it became a ruin. Today, the castle is in private ownership.[7]
Other protected cultural monuments include a sandstone statue of Saint John of Nepomuk from the mid-18th century and a cast iron cemetery cross, created in the 1860s.[8]
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