# Chabařovice

Chabařovice (Czech pronunciation:; German: Karbitz) is a town in Ústí nad Labem District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,600 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an urban monument zone.

## Administrative division

Chabařovice consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):
* Chabařovice (2,166)
* Roudníky (294)

## Geography

Chabařovice is located west of Ústí nad Labem, in its immediate vicinity. It lies in the eastern tip of the Most Basin lowland. The municipal territory is rich in fishponds, supplied mostly by the stream Ždírnický potok. There is also half of the artificial Lake Milada in the territory of Chabařovice, which is a frequent tourist destination.

## History

The first written mention of Chabařovice is in the list of parish churches of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Prague from 1352, where the village was listed as a part of the Rýzmburk estate. The name Chabařovice became established at the end of the 15th century. During the Hussite Wars in 1426, the village was the battlefield of the Battle of Aussig between the Crusaders and the Hussites, which is considered the bloodiest battle of the Hussite Wars. In 1520, Chabařovice was mentioned as a town with the rights to brew beer and produce malt.
Until the Germans were expelled after World War II, it was inhabited mainly by the German population, which made up two thirds of the population.
Coal was discovered around the town in 1774. Initially it helped the town's prosperity, but in the last quarter of the 20th century, the abolition of Chabařovice was planned for 1997 due to coal mining. In 1991, however, a government decision revoked this plan. In 1986, Chabařovice was joined to Ústí nad Labem, but in 1990, it became a separate town again.

## Demographics

| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1869 | 4,211 | — |
| 1880 | 5,693 | +35.2% |
| 1890 | 6,736 | +18.3% |
| 1900 | 8,359 | +24.1% |
| 1910 | 9,566 | +14.4% |
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1921 | 9,107 | −4.8% |
| 1930 | 9,620 | +5.6% |
| 1950 | 5,428 | −43.6% |
| 1961 | 5,274 | −2.8% |
| 1970 | 4,811 | −8.8% |
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1980 | 4,002 | −16.8% |
| 1991 | 2,068 | −48.3% |
| 2001 | 2,234 | +8.0% |
| 2011 | 2,578 | +15.4% |
| 2021 | 2,460 | −4.6% |
Source: Censuses :

## Transport

The D8 motorway (part of the European route E55) from Ústí nad Labem to the Czech-German border runs next to the town.

## Sport

Chabařovice has a motorcycle speedway stadium known as Moto Areál Chabařovice.

## Sights

The main landmark of Chabařovice is the Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary. The original church was as old as the town. After it was severely damaged by a fire, the new church was built in 1699.
The Old Town Hall is an architecturally interesting building from 1609, which divides both town's squares. Today it serves as a cultural and social centre, and houses the Chabařovice Town Museum.
Na Běhání battlefield area, where the Battle of Aussig took place, is now a reverent area. A memorial to the battle was erected in 1953, but due to coal mining it was later dismantled. The current memorial is a copy of it and dates from 2000.

## Notable people

* Emmy Loose (1914–1987), Austrian operatic singer
* Ehrenfried Patzel (1914–2004), German-Czech footballer
* Michael Lüftner (born 1994), footballer

## Twin towns – sister cities

Chabařovice is twinned with:
* Drebach, Germany
* Ždiar, Slovakia