Chyše

Chyše
Chyše
Town
	Chyše Castle
	Flag Coat of arms
	Chyše Location in the Czech Republic
	Coordinates: 50°6′45″N 13°14′53″E / 50.11250°N 13.24806°E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Karlovy Vary
District	Karlovy Vary
First mentioned	1169
Government
• Mayor	Miroslav Dorňák
Area
• Total	28.62 km2 (11.05 sq mi)
Elevation	458 m (1,503 ft)
Population (2020-01-01)
• Total	591
• Density	21/km2 (53/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	364 53
Website	www.mestochyse.cz

Chyše (Template:Lang-de) is a town in the Czech Republic. It has a population of about 600.

History

According to the census of 1921, the town had the population of 1,126. 1,046 were Germans, 72 Czechoslovaks and 8 foreigners. Vast majority of the inhabitants were Roman Catholics, complemented by 20 Jews, six Protestants and three people without religion.^[2]

From 1938 to 1945 it was one of the municipalities in Sudetenland. After World War II, the town was returned to Czechoslovakia and the local German population expelled.

Notable people

Herbert Zimmermann, German neuroscientist

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2020". Czech Statistical Office. 2020-04-30.
^ Statistický lexikon obcí v Republice Československé (2 ed.). Praha: Státní úřad statistický. 1924. p. 260.

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[1] "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2020". Czech Statistical Office. 2020-04-30.

[2] Statistický lexikon obcí v Republice Československé (2 ed.). Praha: Státní úřad statistický. 1924. p. 260.

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