Dub (Prachatice District)

Dub
Dub
Market town
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	Coordinates: 49°6′30″N 14°0′43″E / 49.10833°N 14.01194°E
Country	File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic
Region	South Bohemian
District	Prachatice
First mentioned	1274
Area
• Total	14.52 km2 (5.61 sq mi)
Elevation	474 m (1,555 ft)
Population (2026-01-01)
• Total	425
• Density	29.3/km2 (75.8/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	384 22
Website	www.dubuprachatic.cz

Dub is a market town in Prachatice District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants.

Administrative division

Dub consists of five municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):^[2]

Dub (269)
Borčice (8)
Dubská Lhota (48)
Dvorec (10)
Javornice (41)

Etymology

The name literally means 'oak' in Czech. The settlement was probably founded near some notable oak.^[3]

Geography

Dub is located about 10 kilometres (6 mi) north of Prachatice and 36 km (22 mi) northwest of České Budějovice. It lies in the Bohemian Forest Foothills. The highest point is the hill Spálená at 595 m (1,952 ft) above sea level. The stream Dubský potok flows through the market town. The fishpond Dubský rybník is built on this stream.

History

The first written mention of Dub is from 1274. In 1869, Dub was promoted to a market town by Emperor Franz Joseph I.^[4]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	1,191	—
1880	1,100	−7.6%
1890	1,053	−4.3%
1900	1,035	−1.7%
1910	1,035	+0.0%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	1,039	+0.4%
1930	866	−16.7%
1950	563	−35.0%
1961	522	−7.3%
1970	454	−13.0%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	435	−4.2%
1991	382	−12.2%
2001	398	+4.2%
2011	395	−0.8%
2021	376	−4.8%

Source: Censuses^[5]^[6]

Transport

There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.

Sights

Among the main landmarks of Dub are the local church and the Dub Castle. The Church of The Mission of the Saint Apostles was built in the late Baroque style.^[7]

The Dub Castle was built in the neo-Gothic style in 1854–1860 on the site of a medieval fortress, according to the design by Josef Niklas. Next to the castle is a landscape park from the second half of the 19th century.^[8]

Notable people

Václav Vondrák (1859–1925), slavist and philologist

References

↑ "Population in municipalities as at 1. 1". DataStat. Czech Statistical Office. 2026-05-18.
↑ "Public Census 2021 – basic data". Public Database (in čeština). Czech Statistical Office. 2022.
↑ Profous, Antonín (1947). Místní jména v Čechách I: A–H (in čeština). p. 483.
↑ "Historie" (in čeština). Městys Dub. Retrieved 2024-03-05.
↑ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in čeština). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
↑ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
↑ "Kostel sv. Apoštolů" (in čeština). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-03-05.
↑ "Zámek" (in čeština). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-03-05.

External links

Official website

[1] "Population in municipalities as at 1. 1". DataStat. Czech Statistical Office. 2026-05-18.

[2] "Public Census 2021 – basic data". Public Database (in čeština). Czech Statistical Office. 2022.

[3] Profous, Antonín (1947). Místní jména v Čechách I: A–H (in čeština). p. 483.

[4] "Historie" (in čeština). Městys Dub. Retrieved 2024-03-05.

[5] "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in čeština). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.

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

[7] "Kostel sv. Apoštolů" (in čeština). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-03-05.

[8] "Zámek" (in čeština). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-03-05.

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