Liblice

For the village in Kolín District, see Liblice (Český Brod).

Liblice is a municipality and village in Mělník District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants.

Liblice
Municipality
Liblice Castle and Church of Saint Wenceslaus
Flag Coat of arms
Liblice Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°18′48″N 14°35′26″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Central Bohemian
District	Mělník
First mentioned	1254
Area
• Total	8.92 km2 (3.44 sq mi)
Elevation	197 m (646 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	499
• Density	56/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	277 32
Website	www.liblice.cz

Etymology

The village was originally called Ľubice. The name was derived from the personal name Ľuba, meaning "the village of Ľuba's people". The name then gradually changed to its current form.^[2]

Geography

Liblice is located 8 kilometres (5 mi) southeast of Mělník and 23 km (14 mi) north of Prague. It lies mostly in the Jizera Table, only the southern part of the municipality extends into the Central Elbe Table. The stream Košátecký potok flows through the southern part of the municipality.

History

The first written mention of Liblice is from 1254.^[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 500 —     1880 592 +18.4% 1890 605 +2.2% 1900 564 −6.8% 1910 567 +0.5%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 507 −10.6% 1930 589 +16.2% 1950 546 −7.3% 1961 501 −8.2% 1970 534 +6.6%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 542 +1.5% 1991 510 −5.9% 2001 464 −9.0% 2011 499 +7.5% 2021 470 −5.8%
Source: Censuses[4][5]

Transport

The I/16 road, which connects the D10 motorway with Mělník, passes through the municipality.

Sights

The main sight of Liblice is a Baroque castle built in 1699–1706, designed by Giovanni Battista Alliprandi for Count Arnošt Josef Pachta of Rájov. The castle serves since 1952 as a conference and recreational facility of Czech Academy of Sciences and was not accessible to the public until 2007. An extensive reconstruction of the castle was completed in 2007, changing the premises into a conference and culturally-educational centre, a castle hotel with restaurants and a relaxing wellness centre.^[6][7]

The Church of Saint Wenceslaus was originally a Gothic medieval church. It was rebuilt in the Baroque style around 1710.^[8]

Notable people

• Emil Pollert (1877–1935), opera singer

References

1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
2. Profous, Antonín (1949). Místní jména v Čechách II: CH–L (in Czech). p. 592.
3. "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Liblice. Retrieved 2022-05-03.
4. "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
5. "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
6. "Home Page: History of the Castle Liblice". Liblice Castle. Retrieved 2022-05-03.
7. "Liblický zámek se otevřel veřejnosti" (in Czech). Mělnicko. 2016-09-13. Retrieved 2022-05-03.
8. "Kostel sv. Václava" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-07-05.

External links

• Official website
• Liblice Castle