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 (2023-01-01)
• Total	1,728
• 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[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[edit]

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[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 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
^ "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[edit]

Official website

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

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

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

[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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