Libice nad Doubravou

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.

Libice nad Doubravou
Market town
Libice nad Doubravou Castle
Libice nad Doubravou Castle
Flag of Libice nad Doubravou
Flag
Coat of arms of Libice nad Doubravou
Coat of arms
Libice nad Doubravou is located in Czech Republic
Libice nad Doubravou
Libice nad Doubravou
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°44′42″N 15°42′15″E
Country Czech Republic
RegionVysočina
DistrictHavlíčkův Brod
First mentioned1146
Area
 • Total21.96 km2 (8.48 sq mi)
Elevation
421 m (1,381 ft)
Population
 (2023-01-01)[1]
 • Total861
 • Density39/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal codes
582 77, 583 01
Websitewww.libicend.cz

Administrative parts

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]

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.[3]

Among the main landmarks is the Church of Saint Giles. It is a Baroque building with a Romanesque-Gothic core.[4]

Notable people

References
  1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
  2. "Městys" (in Czech). Městys Libice nad Doubravou. Retrieved 2023-09-14.
  3. "Zámek" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-09-14.
  4. "Kostel sv. Jiljí s mariánským sloupem" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-09-14.
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