Chleby is a municipality and village in Nymburk District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants.
Chleby consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):
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)".
Chleby is located about northeast of Nymburk and east of Prague. It lies in a flat agricultural landscape in the Central Elbe Table.
The first written mention of Chleby is from 1292, when the monastery in Mnichovo Hradià ¡tàsold the village to the Sedlec Abbey.
The northern part of the territory of Chleby is briefly crossed by the JiÃÂÃÂnâÂÂNymburk railway line, but there is no train station. The municipality is served by the station in neighbouring Oskoà ÂÃÂnek.
The main landmark of Chleby is the Church of Saint Lawrence. It was built in the late Baroque style in 1780âÂÂ1782 and the tower was added in the mid-19th century.
The Evangelical church was built in the Neo-Romanesque style in 1885âÂÂ1888, after the old one was demolished.
Chleby is known for the Chleby Zoo, one of the smallest zoos in the country.