Chroboly | |
|---|---|
Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary | |
| Coordinates: 48°57′24″N 14°4′1″E / 48.95667°N 14.06694°E | |
| Country | |
| Region | South Bohemian |
| District | Prachatice |
| First mentioned | 1317 |
| Area | |
• Total | 34.68 km2 (13.39 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 758 m (2,487 ft) |
| Population (2026-01-01) | |
• Total | 599 |
| • Density | 17.3/km2 (44.7/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 383 01, 384 04 |
| Website | www |
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.
Chroboly consists of seven municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):
| 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 | ||