Vchynice
title: "Vchynice" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["villages-in-litoměřice-district", "house-of-kinsky"] topic_path: "general/villages-in-litomerice-district" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vchynice" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Vchynice |
| settlement_type | Municipality |
| image_skyline | Vchynice CZ naves od JV Lovos 512.jpg |
| image_caption | Centre of Vchynice |
| image_flag | Vchynice CZ flag.svg |
| image_shield | Vchynice CZ CoA.svg |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | |
| subdivision_type1 | Region |
| subdivision_name1 | Ústí nad Labem |
| subdivision_type2 | District |
| subdivision_name2 | Litoměřice |
| pushpin_map | Czech Republic |
| pushpin_relief | 1 |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location in the Czech Republic |
| coordinates | |
| established_title | First mentioned |
| established_date | 1293 |
| area_total_km2 | 5.21 |
| elevation_m | 204 |
| population_as_of | 2025-01-01 |
| population_footnotes | |
| population_total | 313 |
| population_density_km2 | auto |
| timezone1 | CET |
| utc_offset1 | +1 |
| timezone1_DST | CEST |
| utc_offset1_DST | +2 |
| postal_code_type | Postal code |
| postal_code | 410 02 |
| website | |
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| name = Vchynice | other_name = | settlement_type = Municipality | image_skyline = Vchynice CZ naves od JV Lovos 512.jpg | image_caption = Centre of Vchynice | image_flag = Vchynice CZ flag.svg | image_shield = Vchynice CZ CoA.svg | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = | subdivision_type1 = Region | subdivision_name1 = Ústí nad Labem | subdivision_type2 = District | subdivision_name2 = Litoměřice | image_map = | map_caption = | pushpin_map = Czech Republic | pushpin_relief = 1 | pushpin_map_caption = Location in the Czech Republic | coordinates = | coordinates_footnotes = | leader_title = | leader_name = | established_title = First mentioned | established_date = 1293 | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = 5.21 | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = 204 | population_as_of = 2025-01-01 | population_footnotes = | population_total = 313 | population_density_km2 = auto | timezone1 = CET | utc_offset1 = +1 | timezone1_DST = CEST | utc_offset1_DST = +2 | postal_code_type = Postal code | postal_code = 410 02 | area_code_type = | area_code = | website = | footnotes = Vchynice is a municipality and village in Litoměřice District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants. The noble Kinsky family originates from Vchynice and derived its name from the name of the village.
Administrative division
Vchynice consists of five municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):
- Vchynice (229)
- Radostice (48)
Etymology
According to the most probable theory, the initial name of the village was Chynice. The name was derived from the personal name Chýna, meaning "the village of Chýna's people", and then distorted to Vchynice from the phrase v Chynicích ('in Chynice'). There is also a theory that the name of the village was derived from Vchyna, but existence of such a personal name is not proven.
Geography
Vchynice is located about 8 km west of Litoměřice and 17 km south of Ústí nad Labem. Most of the municipal territory lies in the Central Bohemian Uplands, but the eastern part extends into the Lower Ohře Table. The highest point is the hill Ovčín at 431 m above sea level. The entire municipality lies in the České středohoří Protected Landscape Area.
History
The first written mention of Vchynice is from 1293.
Demographics
|align=none|cols=3 |1869|344 |1880|374 |1890|397 |1900|478 |1910|522 |1921|480 |1930|464 |1950|402 |1961|426 |1970|399 |1980|353 |1991|294 |2001|312 |2011|293 |2021|277 |source=Censuses}}
Transport
The D8 motorway from Prague to Ústí nad Labem passes through the municipal territory.
Sights
Among the protected cultural monuments in the municipality are a Baroque chapel from 1764, modified to its present form in 1908, and a late Baroque statue of Saint Wenceslaus created in 1761.
References
References
- (2025-05-16). "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2025". [[Czech Statistical Office]].
- (2022). "Public Census 2021 – basic data". [[Czech Statistical Office]].
- Profous, Antonín. (1957). "Místní jména v Čechách IV: S–Ž".
- "Historie". Obec Vchynice.
- (2015-12-21). "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011". [[Czech Statistical Office]].
- (2021-03-27). "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". [[Czech Statistical Office]].
- "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Vchynice". National Heritage Institute.
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