Líně

Líně is a municipality and village in Plzeň-North District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,900 inhabitants.

Líně
Municipality
Chapel of Saint Wenceslaus
Flag Coat of arms
Líně Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°41′41″N 13°15′24″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Plzeň
District	Plzeň-North
First mentioned	1115
Area
• Total	10.23 km2 (3.95 sq mi)
Elevation	328 m (1,076 ft)
Population  (2025-01-01)[1]
• Total	2,886
• Density	280/km2 (730/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	330 21
Website	www.obec-line.cz

Etymology

The name of the village is derived from the Czech word líný, i.e. 'lazy'. Either this village belonged to a person with this trait, or this trait was attributed to all the inhabitants of the village.^[2]

Geography

Líně is located about 9 kilometres (6 mi) southwest of Plzeň. It lies in the Plasy Uplands. The highest point is the flat hill Ke Lhotě at 364 m (1,194 ft) above sea level.

History

The first written mention of Líně is from 1115. For centuries it was a farming village. In the 19th century, it was connected with coal mining.^[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 379 —     1880 1,063 +180.5% 1890 1,529 +43.8% 1900 1,875 +22.6% 1910 2,465 +31.5%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 3,127 +26.9% 1930 3,204 +2.5% 1950 2,499 −22.0% 1961 3,068 +22.8% 1970 2,626 −14.4%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 2,475 −5.8% 1991 2,224 −10.1% 2001 2,239 +0.7% 2011 2,420 +8.1% 2021 2,786 +15.1%
Source: Censuses[4][5]

Economy

The largest employer is a branch of the Gühring company.^[3] It is a manufacturer of rotating tools for metal processing.^[6]

Transport

The D5 motorway from Plzeň to the Czech-German border in Rozvadov passes through the municipal territory.

A part of the Plzeň/Líně airport is located in the municipal territory (ICAO: LKLN), however, the airport is named after the municipality. It is a public domestic and private international airport.^[7] The airport was used as a base for the Soviet 6th Guards Fighter Aviation Division during Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia between 21 August and 10 November 1968.^[8]

Sights

Líně is poor in monuments. The only protected cultural monument in the municipality is the Chapel of Saint Wenceslaus. It dates from the first half of the 19th century.^[9]