Korkyně | |
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 View from the south | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Korkyně Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates:49°46′50″N14°21′5″E / 49.78056°N 14.35139°E /49.78056; 14.35139 | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Central Bohemian |
| District | Příbram |
| First mentioned | 1316 |
| Area | |
• Total | 5.98 km2 (2.31 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 350 m (1,150 ft) |
| Population (2025-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 141 |
| • Density | 23.6/km2 (61.1/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 262 03, 262 06 |
| Website | www |
Korkyně is a municipality and village inPříbram District in theCentral Bohemian Region of theCzech Republic. It has about 100 inhabitants.
Korkyně consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):[2]
The name is derived from the surname Kůrka.[3]
Korkyně is located about 27 kilometres (17 mi) northeast ofPříbram and 28 km (17 mi) south ofPrague. It lies in theBenešov Uplands. The highest point is the Okrouhlík hill at 451 m (1,480 ft) above sea level.
The first written mention of Korkyně is from 1316, when the village was the centre of a small estate.[4]
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There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
There are no protectedcultural monuments in the municipality.[7] The main landmark of the centre of Korkyně is a chapel.
