Líně

Municipality in Plzeň, Czech Republic

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49°41′41″N 13°15′24″E / 49.69472°N 13.25667°E / 49.69472; 13.25667Country

Czech RepublicRegionPlzeňDistrict Plzeň-NorthFirst mentioned1115Area

• Total10.23 km² (3.95 sq mi)Elevation

328 m (1,076 ft)Population

(2023-01-01)^[1]

• Total2,853 • Density280/km² (720/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

330 21

Websitewww.obec-line.cz

Líně is a municipality and village in Plzeň-North District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,900 inhabitants.

Etymology

The name of the village is derived from the Czech word líný, i.e. 'lazy'. Either this village belonged to a person with this trait, or this trait was attributed to all the inhabitants of the village.^[2]

Geography

Líně is located about 9 km (6 mi) southwest of Plzeň. It lies in the Plasy Uplands. The highest point is the flat hill Ke Lhotě at 364 m (1,194 ft) above sea level.

History

The first written mention of Líně is from 1115. For centuries it was a farming village. In the 19th century, it was connected with coal mining.^[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	379	—
1880	1,063	+180.5%
1890	1,529	+43.8%
1900	1,875	+22.6%
1910	2,465	+31.5%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	3,127	+26.9%
1930	3,204	+2.5%
1950	2,499	−22.0%
1961	3,068	+22.8%
1970	2,626	−14.4%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	2,475	−5.8%
1991	2,224	−10.1%
2001	2,239	+0.7%
2011	2,420	+8.1%
2021	2,786	+15.1%

Source: Censuses^[4]^[5]

Economy

The largest employer is a branch of the Gühring company.^[3] It is a manufacturer of rotating tools for metal processing.^[6]

Transport

The D5 motorway passes through the municipal territory.

A part of the Plzeň/Líně airport is located in the municipal territory (ICAO: LKLN), however, the airport is named after the municipality. It is a public domestic and private international airport.^[7] The airport was used as a base for the Soviet 6th Guards Fighter Aviation Division during Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia between 21 August and 10 November 1968.^[8]

Sights

Líně is poor in monuments. The only protected cultural monument in the municipality is the Chapel of Saint Wenceslaus. It dates from the first half of the 19th century.^[9]

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
^ Profous, Antonín (1949). Místní jména v Čechách II: CH–L (in Czech). p. 616.
^ ^a ^b "Obec Líně" (in Czech). Obec Líně. Retrieved 2022-09-22.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Plzeň-sever" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 5–6.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
^ "Company". Gühring KG. Retrieved 2022-09-22.
^ "Technické parametry letiště" (in Czech). Plzeň/Líně Airport. Retrieved 2022-09-22.
^ Holm, Michael. "6th Guards Donskaya-Segedskaya Red Banner order of Suvorov Red Banner Fighter Aviation Division". ww2.dk. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
^ "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Líně". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-07-28.