Líně
Líně | |
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 Chapel of Saint Wenceslaus | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Líně Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 49°41′41″N 13°15′24″E / 49.69472°N 13.25667°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 (2024-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 2,877 |
| • Density | 280/km2 (730/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 330 21 |
| Website | www |
Líně is a municipality and village in Plzeň-North District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,900 inhabitants.
Etymology
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
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Economy
[edit]The largest employer is a branch of the Gühring company.[3] It is a manufacturer of rotating tools for metal processing.[6]
Transport
[edit]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
[edit]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]
References
[edit]- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- ^ Profous, Antonín (1949). Místní jména v Čechách II: CH–L (in Czech). p. 616.
- ^ a b "Obec Líně" (in Czech). Obec Líně. Retrieved 2022-09-22.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Company". Gühring KG. Retrieved 2022-09-22.
- ^ "Technické parametry letiště" (in Czech). Plzeň/Líně Airport. Retrieved 2022-09-22.
- ^ Holm, Michael. "6th Guards Donskaya-Segedskaya Red Banner order of Suvorov Red Banner Fighter Aviation Division". ww2.dk. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
- ^ "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Líně". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-07-23.
External links
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