Liběšice (German: Libeschitz) is a municipality and village in Louny District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 800 inhabitants.
Liběšice | |
|---|---|
 Church of Saint Martin | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Liběšice Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 50°17′37″N 13°37′18″E / 50.29361°N 13.62167°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Ústí nad Labem |
| District | Louny |
| First mentioned | 1281 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 25.87 km2 (9.99 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 237 m (778 ft) |
| Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 787 |
| • Density | 30/km2 (79/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 438 01, 439 63 |
| Website | www |
Liběšice lies approximately 15 kilometres (9 mi) south-west of Louny, 51 km (32 mi) south-west of Ústí nad Labem, and 62 km (39 mi) west of Prague.
Administrative parts
editThe villages of Dobříčany, Dubčany, Kluček, Lhota and Líčkov are administrative parts of Liběšice.
Demographics
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1869 | 2,273 | — |
| 1880 | 2,358 | +3.7% |
| 1890 | 2,334 | −1.0% |
| 1900 | 2,545 | +9.0% |
| 1910 | 2,486 | −2.3% |
| 1921 | 2,393 | −3.7% |
| 1930 | 2,360 | −1.4% |
| 1950 | 1,113 | −52.8% |
| 1961 | 1,135 | +2.0% |
| 1970 | 926 | −18.4% |
| 1980 | 793 | −14.4% |
| 1991 | 645 | −18.7% |
| 2001 | 639 | −0.9% |
| 2011 | 706 | +10.5% |
| 2021 | 734 | +4.0% |
| Source: Censuses[2][3] | ||
Notable people
edit- Oskar Brázda (1887–1977), painter; lived in Líčkov from 1925 and died there
References
edit- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Louny" (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.
External links
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