Chroboly

Chroboly (German: Chrobold) is a municipality and village in Prachatice District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants.

Chroboly
Municipality
Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary
Flag Coat of arms
Chroboly Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 48°57′24″N 14°4′1″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	South Bohemian
District	Prachatice
First mentioned	1317
Area
• Total	34.68 km2 (13.39 sq mi)
Elevation	758 m (2,487 ft)
Population  (2025-01-01)[1]
• Total	601
• Density	17/km2 (45/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal codes	383 01, 384 04
Website	www.chroboly.cz

Chroboly lies approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) south-east of Prachatice, 31 km (19 mi) west of České Budějovice, and 129 km (80 mi) south of Prague.

Administrative division

Chroboly consists of seven municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):^[2]

• Chroboly (340)
• Leptač (65)
• Lučenice (25)
• Ovesné (29)
• Příslop (10)
• Rohanov (16)
• Záhoří (59)

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	1,513	—
1880	1,450	−4.2%
1890	1,321	−8.9%
1900	1,325	+0.3%
1910	1,334	+0.7%
1921	1,346	+0.9%
1930	1,441	+7.1%
1950	694	−51.8%
1961	516	−25.6%
1970	459	−11.0%
1980	466	+1.5%
1991	427	−8.4%
2001	444	+4.0%
2011	456	+2.7%
2021	544	+19.3%
Source: Censuses[3][4]