Chleby (Nymburk District)

Chleby is a municipality and village in Nymburk District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants.

Administrative parts
The village of Draho is an administrative part of Chleby.

Etymology
The word chleby means 'breads' in modern Czech, but this is just a coincidence. The name of the village is derived from the personal name Chleb, meaning "Chlebs (Chleb's family)".

Geography
Chleby is located about 5 km northeast of Nymburk and 41 km east of Prague. It lies in a flat agricultural landscape in the Central Elbe Table.

History
The first written mention of Chleby is from 1292, when the monastery in Mnichovo Hradiště sold the village to the Sedlec Abbey.

Transport
The northern part of the territory of Chleby is briefly crossed by the Jičín–Nymburk railway line, but there is no train station. The municipality is served by the station in neighbouring Oskořínek.

Sights
The main landmark of Chleby is the Church of Saint Lawrence. It was built in the late Baroque style in 1780–1782 and the tower was added in the mid-19th century.

The Evangelical church was built in the Neo-Romanesque style in 1885–1888, after the old one was demolished.

Chleby is known for the Chleby Zoo, one of the smallest zoos in the country.