Kbelany

Kbelany
Municipality
Centre of Kbelany
Flag Coat of arms
Kbelany Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°43′57″N 13°7′35″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Plzeň
District	Plzeň-North
First mentioned	1239
Area
• Total	6.88 km^2 (2.66 sq mi)
Elevation	403 m (1,322 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	131
• Density	19/km^2 (49/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	330 23
Website	www.kbelany.cz

Kbelany (German: Wellana) is a municipality and village in Plzeň-North District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 100 inhabitants.

Etymology

The name was probably derived from the personal name Kbel, or referred to settlers who came from a place called Kbel or Kbely.[2]

Geography

Kbelany is located about 17 kilometres (11 mi) west of Plzeň. It lies in the Plasy Uplands. The highest point is the hill Harabaska at 502 m (1,647 ft) above sea level.

History

The first written mention of Kbelany is from 1239, when the village was owned by the Kladruby Monastery. The monastery owned Kbelany until its abolition in the second half of the 18th century. During the 19th century, the village expanded considerably. In 1938, the municipality was annexed by Nazi Germany. After World War II, the German-speaking population was expelled.[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 183 —     1880 373 +103.8% 1890 359 −3.8% 1900 299 −16.7% 1910 267 −10.7%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 283 +6.0% 1930 254 −10.2% 1950 172 −32.3% 1961 173 +0.6% 1970 105 −39.3%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 76 −27.6% 1991 54 −28.9% 2001 69 +27.8% 2011 100 +44.9% 2021 106 +6.0%
Source: Censuses[4][5]

Transport

The D5 motorway (part of the European route E50) from Plzeň to the Czech-German border in Rozvadov runs along the southern municipal border.

Kbelany is located on the railway line of local importance from Nýřany to Heřmanova Huť. The train station in the municipality is called Přehýšov after the neighbouring municipality of Přehýšov.[6]

Sights

Kbelany is poor in monuments. The only protected cultural monuments are a stone conciliation cross and a border stone, both from the 16th century.[7] A landmark is the Chapel of the Visitation of the Virgin Mary, located in the centre of the village.

References

1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
2. Profous, Antonín (1949). Místní jména v Čechách II: CH–L (in Czech). p. 217.
3. "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Kbelany. Retrieved 2023-12-08.
4. "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
5. "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
6. "Detail stanice Přehýšov" (in Czech). České dráhy. Retrieved 2023-12-08.
7. "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Kbelany". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-08-27.

External links

• Official website