Kryry () is a town in

Louny District Louny District () is a Okres, district in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Louny, but the most populated town is Žatec. Administrative division Louny District is divided into three Districts of the Cze ...

in the

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of the

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. It has about 2,400 inhabitants.

Administrative division

Kryry consists of four municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Kryry (1,842) *Běsno (117) *Stebno (139) *Strojetice (202) Stebno forms an

exclave An enclave is a territory that is entirely surrounded by the territory of only one other state or entity. An enclave can be an independent territory or part of a larger one. Enclaves may also exist within territorial waters. ''Enclave'' is s ...

of the municipal territory.

Etymology

The name is derived from a Polish word for "scream, shout, caw".

Geography

Kryry is located about southwest of

Louny Louny (; ) is a town in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 18,000 inhabitants. It lies on the Ohře River. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an Cultural monument (Czech Republic)#Monument ...

, north of

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, and west of

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. It lies in the

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. The highest point is below the top of the hill Hůrka at above sea level. The

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River flows through the town.

History

The first written mention of Kryry is from 1320. During the

Hussite Wars The Hussite Wars, also called the Bohemian Wars or the Hussite Revolution, were a series of civil wars fought between the Hussites and the combined Catholic forces of Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor, Holy Roman Emperor Sigismund, the Papacy, a ...

in 1421, the Czech population was murdered by crusaders and the village became ethnically German. The Germans were expelled after World War II.

Demographics

Transport

The I/6 road (part of the

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), which replaces here the unfinished section of the D6 motorway, passes through the Stebno exclave. Kryry is located on the railway line

– Most.

Sights

The most significant monument is the Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary. It was built around 1324, and in 1722 it was rebuilt in the Baroque style. The Schiller Observation Tower was built on a hill above the town in 1905–1906. It was named after the writer

Friedrich Schiller Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller (, short: ; 10 November 17599 May 1805) was a German playwright, poet, philosopher and historian. Schiller is considered by most Germans to be Germany's most important classical playwright. He was born i ...

, on the centenary of his death.

Notable people

* Günther Landgraf (1928–2006), German physicist

References

External links

* {{authority control Cities and towns in the Czech Republic Populated places in Louny District