| Chotyně | |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Liberec |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Liberec |
| Pushpin Map: | Czech Republic |
| Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Czech Republic |
| Coordinates: | 50.8364°N 14.8692°W |
| Established Title: | First mentioned |
| Established Date: | 1409 |
| Area Total Km2: | 9.04 |
| Elevation M: | 260 |
| Population As Of: | 2024-01-01 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 1070 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | CET |
| Utc Offset1: | +1 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 463 34 |
Chotyně (German: Ketten) is a municipality and village in Liberec District in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,100 inhabitants. It is known for the Grabštejn Castle.
The village of Grabštejn is an administrative part of Chotyně.
Chotyně is located about 14km (09miles) northwest of Liberec. It lies in the Zittau Basin. The highest point is at 395m (1,296feet) above sea level. The Lusatian Neisse River flows through the municipality.
The first written mention of Chotyně is from 1409.[2]
The I/35 road from Liberec to the Czech-German border passes through the municipality.
Chotyně is located on a railway line heading from Liberec to Zittau and continuing to Varnsdorf.
The main landmark is the Grabštejn Castle. It was originally a Gothic castle, rebuilt in the Renaissance style. It belongs among the most important monuments in the region and is protected as a national cultural monument.[3] Today the castle is owned by the state and offers guided tours.[4]