Líbeznice

Líbeznice
Líbeznice
Municipality
	Mělnická street
	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	250 65
Website	www.libeznice.cz

Líbeznice is a municipality and village in Prague-East District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 3,200 inhabitants.

Etymology

The name is derived from the surname Líbezný, meaning "the village of Líbezný's people". The word líbezný, from which the surname arose, means 'lovely' in Czech.^[2]

Geography

Líbeznice is located about 9 kilometres (6 mi) north of Prague. It lies in a flat agricultural landscape of the Central Elbe Table. The highest point is at 229 m (751 ft) above sea level.

History

The first written mention of Líbeznice is in a document from 1236 issued by King

Old Town of Prague. From 1652 until the establishment of a sovereign municipality in 1848 (with a short break in the 1660s), the village was a property of the Nostitz family.^[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	1,061	—
1880	1,318	+24.2%
1890	1,302	−1.2%
1900	1,228	−5.7%
1910	1,197	−2.5%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	1,120	−6.4%
1930	1,388	+23.9%
1950	1,256	−9.5%
1961	1,339	+6.6%
1970	1,304	−2.6%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	1,246	−4.4%
1991	1,200	−3.7%
2001	1,316	+9.7%
2011	2,207	+67.7%
2021	3,214	+45.6%

Source: Censuses^[4]^[5]

Transport

The I/9 road (which connects the D8 motorway with Česká Lípa and the Czech-German border) passes through the municipality.

Sights

The main landmark of Líbeznice is the Church of Saint Martin. It was built in the late Baroque style in 1788–1795.^[6]

Notable people

Ondřej Hutník (born 1983), kickboxer

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
^ Profous, Antonín (1949). Místní jména v Čechách II: CH–L (in Czech). p. 586.
^ "Historie a památky" (in Czech). Obec Líbeznice. Retrieved 2023-12-28.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Praha-východ" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 5–6.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
^ "Kostel sv. Martina" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-12-28.

External links

Official website

[1] "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.

[2] Profous, Antonín (1949). Místní jména v Čechách II: CH–L (in Czech). p. 586.

[3] "Historie a památky" (in Czech). Obec Líbeznice. Retrieved 2023-12-28.

[4] "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Praha-východ" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 5–6.

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

[6] "Kostel sv. Martina" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-12-28.

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