| Kbelany | |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Plzeň |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Plzeň-North |
| Pushpin Map: | Czech Republic |
| Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Czech Republic |
| Coordinates: | 49.7325°N 13.1264°W |
| Established Title: | First mentioned |
| Established Date: | 1239 |
| Area Total Km2: | 6.88 |
| Elevation M: | 403 |
| Population As Of: | 2024-01-01 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 131 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | CET |
| Utc Offset1: | +1 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 330 23 |
Kbelany (de|Wellana) is a municipality and village in Plzeň-North District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 100 inhabitants.
The name was probably derived from the personal name Kbel, or referred to settlers who came from a place called Kbel or Kbely.[2]
Kbelany is located about west of Plzeň. It lies in the Plasy Uplands. The highest point is the hill Harabaska at 502m (1,647feet) above sea level.
The first written mention of Kbelany is from 1239, when the village was owned by the Kladruby Monastery. The monastery owned Kbelany until its abolition in the second half of the 18th century. During the 19th century, the village expanded considerably. In 1938, the municipality was annexed by Nazi Germany. After World War II, the German-speaking population was expelled.[3]
The D5 motorway (part of the European route E50) from Plzeň to the Czech-German border in Rozvadov runs along the southern municipal border.
Kbelany is located on the railway line of local importance from Nýřany to Heřmanova Huť. The train station in the municipality is called Přehýšov after the neighbouring municipality of Přehýšov.[4]
Kbelany is poor in monuments. The only protected cultural monuments are a stone conciliation cross and a border stone, both from the 16th century.[5] A landmark is the Chapel of the Visitation of the Virgin Mary, located in the centre of the village.