Dolní Chvatliny is a municipality and village in Kolín District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants.
Administrative division Dolní Chvatliny consists of three municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): Dolní Chvatliny (242) Horní Chvatliny (125) Mančice (109)
Etymology At the time the settlement was founded, it consisted of a single settlement, and the name was used in the singular form, Chvatlina. The origin of the name is uncertain. It could have alluded to the behaviour of the local inhabitants and been derived from the Czech verbs chvátat ('to hurry') or uchvátit ('to seize'), but it could also have been the name of the first settler. After Dolní Chvatlina ('lower Chvatlina) and Horní Chvatlina ('upper Chvatlina') began to be distinguished, both the names changed to the plural form Chvatliny.
Geography Dolní Chvatliny is located about southwest of Kolín and east of Prague. It lies in an agricultural landscape in the Upper Sázava Hills. The highest point is at above sea level.
History The first written mention of Chvatliny, when Dolní Chvatliny and Horní Chvatliny have not yet been distinguished, is from 1250. Dolní Chvatliny and Horní Chvatliny have been distinguished since 1386.
Demographics
Transport There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
Sights The main landmark of Dolní Chvatliny is the Church of Saints Peter and Paul. It was built in the Empire style in 1814–1827.
Notable people Františka Zeminová (1882–1962), Czech women's rights activist and politician
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