Chroboly

Municipality in South Bohemian, Czech Republic

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48°57′24″N 14°4′1″E / 48.95667°N 14.06694°E / 48.95667; 14.06694Country

Czech RepublicRegionSouth BohemianDistrictPrachaticeFirst mentioned1317Area

• Total34.68 km² (13.39 sq mi)Elevation

758 m (2,487 ft)Population

(2023-01-01)^[1]

• Total590 • Density17/km² (44/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal codes

383 01, 384 04

Websitewww.chroboly.cz

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 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 parts

The villages of Leptač, Lučenice, Ovesné, Příslop, Rohanov and Záhoří are administrative parts of Chroboly.

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^[2]^[3]

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Prachatice" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 5–6.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.