Chyše
Chyše | |
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 Chyše Castle | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Chyše Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 50°6′45″N 13°14′53″E / 50.11250°N 13.24806°ECoordinates: 50°6′45″N 13°14′53″E / 50.11250°N 13.24806°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Karlovy Vary |
| District | Karlovy Vary |
| First mentioned | 1169 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Miroslav Dorňák |
| Area | |
| • Total | 28.62 km2 (11.05 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 458 m (1,503 ft) |
| Population (2021-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 608 |
| • Density | 21/km2 (55/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 364 53 |
| Website | www |
Chyše (German: Chiesch) is a town in Karlovy Vary District in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants.
Administrative parts[]
Villages of Chýšky, Číhání, Čichořice, Dvorec, Jablonná, Luby, Podštěly, Poříčí, Radotín and Žďárek administrative parts of Chyše.
History[]
According to the census of 1921, the town had the population of 1,126. 1,046 were Germans, 72 Czechoslovaks and 8 foreigners. Vast majority of the inhabitants were Roman Catholics, complemented by 20 Jews, six Protestants and three people without religion.[2]
From 1938 to 1945 it was one of the municipalities in Sudetenland. After World War II, the town was returned to Czechoslovakia and the local German population expelled.
Notable people[]
- Herbert Zimmermann (born 1944), German neuroscientist
References[]
- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2021". Czech Statistical Office. 2021-04-30.
- ^ Statistický lexikon obcí v Republice Československé (2nd ed.). Prague: Státní úřad statistický. 1924. p. 260.
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