Chotyně

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Chotyně

Total population

709

Elevation260 m

Land area9.04 km²

Coordinates50.84°, 14.87°

Demographic figures from Czech Statistical Office. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Chotyně is a municipality and village in Liberec District in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,100 inhabitants. It is known for the Grabštejn Castle, which is protected as a national cultural monument.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

E

Eduard Winter

Czech university educator and Roman catholic priest (1896–1982)

C

Christian Keimann

German hymnwriter and rector (1607-1662)

F

François Linke

German joiner (1855–1946)

Gerhard Neukum

German astronomer and physicist

M

Martin Weikert

Stasi Generalmajor (1914-1997)

E

Elke Warmuth

German mathematician

Franz Bernert

Czech Roman Catholic priest (1811–1890)

Friedrich Johne

German soldier (1911-1989)

F

Fritz Rang

Gerhard Arlt

German painter (1910-1992)

H

Helmut Vollprecht

German luger

K

Karl Linke

soldier

Miloš Raban

Czech theologist, university educator and roman catholic priest (1948–2011)

A

Antonín Gerber

Czech fluteist, violinist and composer

Ingeborg Gude

Norwegian illustrator and puppeteer (1890–1963)

Franz Sitte

Czech roman catholic priest (1896-1960)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Liberec

• Dolní Suchá
  0.7 mi away · pop. 263
• Grabštejn
  1 mi away · pop. 127
• Dolní Sedlo
  1.5 mi away · pop. 167
• Václavice
  2.2 mi away · pop. 399
• Oldřichov na Hranicích
  2.3 mi away · pop. 241
• Bílý Kostel nad Nisou
  2.6 mi away · pop. 742
• Polesí
  3.5 mi away · pop. 77
• Rynoltice
  3.9 mi away · pop. 483
• Dolní Vítkov
  4 mi away · pop. 257
• Andělská Hora
  4.5 mi away · pop. 267
• Horní Vítkov
  4.6 mi away · pop. 112
• Horní Chrastava
  4.9 mi away · pop. 388

Browse all places in Liberec →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Pale Tussock Moth

Calliteara pudibunda

Seen 2026-09-22

Lingonberry

Vaccinium vitis-idaea

Seen 2026-09-22

Dark Mullein

Verbascum nigrum

Seen 2026-09-20

common bilberry

Vaccinium myrtillus

Seen 2026-09-19

Fly Agaric

Amanita muscaria

Seen 2026-09-19

Othius punctulatus

Othius punctulatus

Seen 2026-09-16

Fourteen-spotted Lady Beetle

Propylea quatuordecimpunctata

Seen 2026-09-16

Cross Orbweaver

Araneus diadematus

Seen 2026-09-16

Himalayan balsam

Impatiens glandulifera

Seen 2026-09-16

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Official Identifiers