Kobyly (Liberec District)

Kobyly
Kobyly
Municipality
	Centre of Kobyly
	Flag Coat of arms
	Kobyly Location in the Czech Republic
	Coordinates: 50°50′59″N 15°5′2″E / 50.84972°N 15.08389°E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Liberec
District	Liberec
First mentioned	1239
Area
• Total	8.27 km2 (3.19 sq mi)
Elevation	325 m (1,066 ft)
Population (2024-01-01)
• Total	374
• Density	45/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal codes	463 43, 463 45
Website	www.kobyly-obec.cz

Kobyly (German: Kobil) is a municipality and village in Liberec District in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The villages and hamlets of Havlovice, Janovice, Podhora, Radvanice, Sedlisko and Vorklebice are administrative parts of Kobyly.

Geography

Kobyly is located about 16 kilometres (10 mi) south of Liberec. It lies in the Jičín Uplands. The highest point is at 399 m (1,309 ft) above sea level. The Mohelka River flows through the western part of the municipality.

History

The first written mention of Kobyly is from 1239.^[2]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	778	—
1880	770	−1.0%
1890	774	+0.5%
1900	731	−5.6%
1910	757	+3.6%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	727	−4.0%
1930	634	−12.8%
1950	410	−35.3%
1961	413	+0.7%
1970	371	−10.2%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	354	−4.6%
1991	293	−17.2%
2001	280	−4.4%
2011	324	+15.7%
2021	354	+9.3%

Source: Censuses^[3]^[4]

Transport

There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.

Sights

Architecturally valuable buildings are the Chapel of Saint Wenceslaus in Kobyly from 1900 and the Chapel of Saint Gall in Havlovice from 1888.^[2]

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
^ ^a ^b "Územní plán Kobyly" (PDF) (in Czech). Obec Kobyly. p. 18. Retrieved 2022-10-20.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.

External links

Official website

[1] "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.

[up-2] "Územní plán Kobyly" (PDF) (in Czech). Obec Kobyly. p. 18. Retrieved 2022-10-20.

[3] "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.

[4] "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.

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