Libochovice
Libochovice (German: Libochowitz) is a town in Litoměřice District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 3,500 inhabitants. It lies on the Ohře river.
Libochovice | |
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 Libochovice Castle | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Libochovice Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 50°24′31″N 14°2′30″E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Ústí nad Labem |
| District | Litoměřice |
| First mentioned | 1336 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Miroslav Zůna |
| Area | |
| • Total | 15.64 km2 (6.04 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 166 m (545 ft) |
| Population (2021-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 3,507 |
| • Density | 220/km2 (580/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 411 17 |
| Website | www |
Administrative parts
Villages of Dubany and Poplze are administrative parts of Libochovice.
History
The first written mention of Libochovice is from 1336, when it was described as a market town with a keep. In 1560, Libochovice became a town.[2]
From the first half of the 17th century there was a strong Jewish community, but most of them died in Nazi concentration camps, and this community was never renewed after the World War II.
Sights
The town is known for the Libochovice Chateau.
Among Jewish sights belongs cemetery, big house at Jewish quarter, where was school, kosher butchery and municipal authority, monument remembering for destroyed synagogue (first mentioned at 1651, destroyed around 1980) and mikveh.
Notable people
- Jan Evangelista Purkyně (1787–1869), anatomist and physiologist
- Ábrahám Lederer (1827–1916), Czech-Hungarian educator and writer
- Berta Fanta (1865–1918), intellectual and feminist
- Eliška Purkyňová (1868–1933), politician
- Josef Kopta (1894–1962), writer and journalist
References
- "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2021". Czech Statistical Office. 2021-04-30.
- "Historie" (in Czech). Město Libochovice. Retrieved 2021-07-19.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Libochovice. |
- Official website (in Czech)
- Castle (in Czech)
- Article about Libochovice Jews (in Czech)