Dolní Chvatliny

Dolní Chvatliny
Dolní Chvatliny
Municipality
	Church of Saints Peter and Paul
	Flag Coat of arms
	Dolní Chvatliny Location in the Czech Republic
	Coordinates: 49°58′50″N 15°4′10″E / 49.98056°N 15.06944°E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Central Bohemian
District	Kolín
First mentioned	1250
Area
• Total	12.23 km2 (4.72 sq mi)
Elevation	295 m (968 ft)
Population (2026-01-01)
• Total	534
• Density	43.7/km2 (113/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	281 44
Website	www.dolnichvatliny.cz

Dolní Chvatliny is a municipality and village in Kolín District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants.

Administrative division

Dolní Chvatliny consists of three municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):^[2]

Dolní Chvatliny (242)
Horní Chvatliny (125)
Mančice (109)

Etymology

At the time the settlement was founded, it consisted of a single settlement, and the name was used in the singular form, Chvatlina. The origin of the name is uncertain. It could have alluded to the behaviour of the local inhabitants and been derived from the Czech verbs chvátat ('to hurry') or uchvátit ('to seize'), but it could also have been the name of the first settler. After Dolní Chvatlina ('lower Chvatlina) and Horní Chvatlina ('upper Chvatlina') began to be distinguished, both the names changed to the plural form Chvatliny.^[3]

Geography

Dolní Chvatliny is located about 10 kilometres (6 mi) southwest of Kolín and 39 km (24 mi) east of Prague. It lies in an agricultural landscape in the Upper Sázava Hills. The highest point is at 354 m (1,161 ft) above sea level.

History

The first written mention of Chvatliny, when Dolní Chvatliny and Horní Chvatliny have not yet been distinguished, is from 1250. Dolní Chvatliny and Horní Chvatliny have been distinguished since 1386.^[4]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	890	—
1880	979	+10.0%
1890	1,068	+9.1%
1900	1,080	+1.1%
1910	1,081	+0.1%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	1,021	−5.6%
1930	1,001	−2.0%
1950	690	−31.1%
1961	640	−7.2%
1970	595	−7.0%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	518	−12.9%
1991	431	−16.8%
2001	411	−4.6%
2011	423	+2.9%
2021	476	+12.5%

Source: Censuses^[5]^[6]

Transport

There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.

Sights

The main landmark of Dolní Chvatliny is the Church of Saints Peter and Paul. It was built in the Empire style in 1814–1827.^[7]

Notable people

Františka Zeminová (1882–1962), Czech women's rights activist and politician

References

↑ "Population in municipalities as at 1. 1". DataStat. Czech Statistical Office. 2026-05-18.
↑ "Public Census 2021 – basic data". Public Database (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2022.
↑ Profous, Antonín (1949). Místní jména v Čechách II: CH–L (in Czech). p. 77.
↑ "Paměti Chvatlin Horních a Dolních" (in Czech). Obec Dolní Chvatliny. Retrieved 2022-04-28.
↑ "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 sv. Petra a Pavla" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-03-14.

External links

Official website

[1] "Population in municipalities as at 1. 1". DataStat. Czech Statistical Office. 2026-05-18.

[2] "Public Census 2021 – basic data". Public Database (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2022.

[3] Profous, Antonín (1949). Místní jména v Čechách II: CH–L (in Czech). p. 77.

[4] "Paměti Chvatlin Horních a Dolních" (in Czech). Obec Dolní Chvatliny. Retrieved 2022-04-28.

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

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

[7] "Kostel sv. Petra a Pavla" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-03-14.

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