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Libice nad Doubravou
Libice nad Doubravou
Market town
	Church of Saint Giles
	Flag Coat of arms
	Libice nad Doubravou Location in the Czech Republic
	Coordinates: 49°44′42″N 15°42′15″E / 49.74500°N 15.70417°E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Vysočina
District	Havlíčkův Brod
First mentioned	1146
Area
• Total	21.96 km2 (8.48 sq mi)
Elevation	421 m (1,381 ft)
Population (2024-01-01)
• Total	858
• Density	39/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal codes	582 77, 583 01
Website	www.libicend.cz

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Libice nad Doubravou (German: Libitz) is a market town in Havlíčkův Brod District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 900 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The villages and hamlets of Barovice, Chloumek, Kladruby, Křemenice, Lhůta, Libická Lhotka, Malochyně, Nehodovka and Spálava are administrative parts of Libice nad Doubravou. Malochyně forms an exclave of the municipal territory.

Geography

Libice nad Doubravou is located about 17 kilometres (11 mi) northeast of Havlíčkův Brod and 32 km (20 mi) south of Pardubice. The southern part of the municipal territory with the market town proper lies in the Upper Sázava Hills. The northern part lies in the Iron Mountains. The highest point is the Spálava hill at 663 m (2,175 ft) above sea level. The market town is situated on the right bank of the Doubrava River. The entire municipal territory lies within the Železné hory Protected Landscape Area.

History

The first written mention of Libice nad Doubravou is in a deed of Vladislaus II from 1146, which confirmed the donation of the village by Duke Soběslav I to the bishopric of Olomouc in 1125.^[2]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	1,904	—
1880	1,939	+1.8%
1890	1,788	−7.8%
1900	1,752	−2.0%
1910	1,765	+0.7%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	1,762	−0.2%
1930	1,519	−13.8%
1950	1,137	−25.1%
1961	1,110	−2.4%
1970	999	−10.0%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	890	−10.9%
1991	845	−5.1%
2001	850	+0.6%
2011	814	−4.2%
2021	823	+1.1%

Source: Censuses^[3]^[4]

Transport

There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.

Sights

The castle in Libice nad Doubravou was built sometime between 1709 and 1719. In 1862–1864, it was rebuilt in the Windsor Neo-Gothic style. Today it is privately owned and unused.^[5]

Among the main landmarks is the Church of Saint Giles. It is a Baroque building with a Romanesque-Gothic core.^[6]

Notable people

Jan Lála (born 1938), footballer

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
^ "Městys" (in Czech). Městys Libice nad Doubravou. Retrieved 2023-09-14.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
^ "Zámek" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-09-14.
^ "Kostel sv. Jiljí s mariánským sloupem" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-09-14.

External links

Official website

[1] "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.

[2] "Městys" (in Czech). Městys Libice nad Doubravou. Retrieved 2023-09-14.

[3] "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.

[4] "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.

[5] "Zámek" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-09-14.

[6] "Kostel sv. Jiljí s mariánským sloupem" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-09-14.

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+'''Libice nad Doubravou''' ({{langx|de|Libitz}}) is a market town in [[Havlíčkův Brod District]] in the [[Vysočina Region]] of the [[Czech Republic]]. It has about 900 inhabitants.
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+Libice nad Doubravou is located about {{convert|17|km}} northeast of [[Havlíčkův Brod]] and {{convert|32|km|abbr=on}} south of [[Pardubice]]. The southern part of the municipal territory with the market town proper lies in the [[Upper Sázava Hills]]. The northern part lies in the [[Iron Mountains (Czech Republic)|Iron Mountains]]. The highest point is the Spálava hill at {{convert|663|m|ft|abbr=on}} above sea level. The market town is situated on the right bank of the [[Doubrava (river)|Doubrava]] River. The entire municipal territory lies within the Železné hory Protected Landscape Area.
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+|source=Censuses<ref>{{cite web |title=Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011|url=https://csu.gov.cz/produkty/historicky-lexikon-obci-1869-az-2015|publisher=[[Czech Statistical Office]]|language=cs|date=2015-12-21}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Population Census 2021: Population by sex|url=https://vdb.czso.cz/vdbvo2/faces/en/index.jsf?page=vystup-objekt-parametry&z=T&f=TABULKA&sp=A&skupId=4429&katalog=33515&pvo=SLD21001-OB-OK|work=Public Database|publisher=[[Czech Statistical Office]]|date=2021-03-27}}</ref>}}
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