Chleby (Nymburk District)
# Chleby (Nymburk District)

Chleby is a municipality and village in Nymburk District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants.

## Administrative parts

The village of Draho is an administrative part of Chleby.

## Geography

Chleby is located about 5 kilometres (3 mi) northeast of Nymburk and 41 km (25 mi) 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.

## Sights

The 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.

