Chuchelna is a municipality and village in Semily District in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,000 inhabitants.
Chuchelna consists of three municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):
The name was derived from the adjective chuchelný. The word chuchel denoted a small piece of oakum.
Chuchelna is located west of Semily, directly bordering with it, and about southeast of Liberec. It lies on the border between the Giant Mountains Foothills and Jeà ¡tÃÂdâÂÂKozákov Ridge. The highest point is the Kozákov mountain at above sea level, located in the western part of the municipal territory. The mountain is known for the finds of olivines and gemstones. The Jizera River briefly forms the northern municipal border. In the area of Kozákov, Chuchelna marginally extends into the Bohemian Paradise Protected Landscape Area.
The first written mention of Chuchelna is from 1410. It belonged to the Rotà ¡tejn and Hrubá Skála estates, and from the 17th century to the Semily estate.
There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
There is a small ski resort on the eastern slopes of the Kozákov mountain. It has three ski slopes and a lift. The peak of Kozákov is known as a starting point for paragliding.
Chuchelna is poor in historical monuments. The only protected cultural monuments are a sculptural group of Calvary from 1734 in the centre of Chuchelna and a sandstone cross from 1854 in Komárov.
On the Kozákov mountain is the Rieger's hut, built in 1928 and named in honour of Frantià ¡ek Ladislav Rieger, and a steel lookout tower.