Chyše
Chyše (German: Chiesch) is a town in Karlovy Vary District in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants.
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 | |
| 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 |
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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