Chvatěruby

Chvatěruby is a municipality and village in Mělník District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants.

Chvatěruby
Municipality
View towards Chvatěruby across the Vltava River
Flag Coat of arms
Chvatěruby Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°13′58″N 14°20′34″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Central Bohemian
District	Mělník
First mentioned	1141
Area
• Total	3.31 km2 (1.28 sq mi)
Elevation	187 m (614 ft)
Population  (2025-01-01)[1]
• Total	585
• Density	180/km2 (460/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	278 01
Website	www.chvateruby.cz

Geography

Chvatěruby is located about 14 kilometres (9 mi) north of Prague. It lies on the border between the Central Elbe Table and Prague Plateau. The municipality is situated on the right bank of the Vltava River.

History

The first written mention of Chvatěruby is from 1141, when the village was donated to the monastery in Doksany.^[2]

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 455 —     1880 500 +9.9% 1890 489 −2.2% 1900 501 +2.5% 1910 515 +2.8%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 485 −5.8% 1930 556 +14.6% 1950 521 −6.3% 1961 497 −4.6% 1970 535 +7.6%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 418 −21.9% 1991 332 −20.6% 2001 425 +28.0% 2011 515 +21.2% 2021 539 +4.7%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

Transport

The train station Chvatěruby on the railway line Kralupy nad Vltavou–Neratovice, which serves the municipality, is located just outside the municipal territory.^[5]

Sights

Chvatěruby Castle

Among the two main landmarks of Chvatěruby is the church and the castle. The Church of Saints Peter and Paul was originally a Gothic building, completely rebuilt in the Renaissance style in 1656.^[6]

The Chvatěruby Castle dates from the 14th century. During the rule of the Lobkowicz family, it was rebuilt in the Renaissance style. The castle was then rebuilt at the beginning of the 18th century, when two old wings were demolished and a new Baroque wing was added. However, this new wing repeatedly lost its roof, and because there was no money for repairs, it became a ruin. Today, the castle is in private ownership.^[7]

Other protected cultural monuments include a sandstone statue of Saint John of Nepomuk from the mid-18th century and a cast iron cemetery cross, created in the 1860s.^[8]