| Kryry | |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Ústí nad Labem |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Louny |
| Pushpin Map: | Czech Republic |
| Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Czech Republic |
| Coordinates: | 50.1733°N 13.4275°W |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Václav Kadleček |
| Established Title: | First mentioned |
| Established Date: | 1320 |
| Area Total Km2: | 39.46 |
| Elevation M: | 304 |
| Population As Of: | 2024-01-01 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 2371 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | CET |
| Utc Offset1: | +1 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal codes |
| Postal Code: | 439 81, 439 86, 441 01 |
Kryry (German: Kriegern) is a town in Louny District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,400 inhabitants.
The villages of Běsno, Stebno and Strojetice are administrative parts of Kryry. Stebno forms an exclave of the municipal territory.
The name is derived from a Polish word for "scream, shout, caw".[2]
Kryry is located about southwest of Louny, 47km (29miles) north of Plzeň, and 65km (40miles) west of Prague. It lies in the Rakovník Uplands. The highest point is below the top of the hill Hůrka at 435m (1,427feet) above sea level. The Blšanka River flows through the town.
The first written mention of Kryry is from 1320. During the Hussite Wars in 1421, the Czech population was murdered by crusaders and the village became ethnically German.[2] The Germans were expelled after World War II.
The I/6 road (part of the European route E48), which replaces here the unfinished section of the D6 motorway, passes through the Stebno exclave.
Kryry is located on the railway line Plzeň–Most.
The most significant monument is the Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary. It was built around 1324, and in 1722 it was rebuilt in the Baroque style.[2]
The Schiller Observation Tower was built on a hill above the town in 1905–1906. It was named after the writer Friedrich Schiller, on the centenary of his death.[3]