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Město Libavá

Coordinates: 49°43′19″N 17°31′4″E / 49.72194°N 17.51778°E / 49.72194; 17.51778
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Město Libavá
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Coordinates: 49°43′19″N 17°31′4″E / 49.72194°N 17.51778°E / 49.72194; 17.51778
CountryFile:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic
RegionOlomouc
DistrictOlomouc
First mentioned1301
Area
 • Total
29.33 km2 (11.32 sq mi)
Elevation
530 m (1,740 ft)
Population
 (2026-01-01)[1]
 • Total
540
 • Density18/km2 (48/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
783 07
Websitewww.mesto-libava.eu

Město Libavá (German: Liebau, Stadt Liebau) is a municipality and village in Olomouc District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants.

Administrative division

Město Libavá consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):[2]

  • Město Libavá (441)
  • Heroltovice (88)

Geography

Město Libavá is located about 23 kilometres (14 mi) northeast of Olomouc. It lies in the Nízký Jeseník range. The highest point is at 722 m (2,369 ft) above sea level. The stream Libavský potok flows through the municipality.

History

The first written mention of Město Libavá is from 1301, when it was a property of the Olomouc bishopric.[3]

Město Libavá became a separate municipality on 1 January 2016 by reduction of Libavá Military Training Area.[3]

Demographics

Transport

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

Sights

The main landmark of Město Libavá is the Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross. It was built in the Baroque style in the 1660s. Since 2016, it has been owned by the municipality and used for cultural and social purposes.[6]

The Church of Saints James the Great and Anne is located in a remote place called Stará Voda, where there was once a large pilgrimage complex with a Dominican monastery. The church was built in the Baroque style in 1681–1689, on the site of two old pilgrimage chapels.[7]

A rare technical monument is a Dutch-type windmill from the second half of the 19th century.[8]

Notable people

References

  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. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Historie obce" (in čeština). Obec Město Libavá. Retrieved 2020-09-14.
  4. ↑ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in čeština). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
  5. ↑ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
  6. ↑ "Kostel Povýšení sv. Kříže" (in čeština). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-02-19.
  7. ↑ "Kostel sv. Jakuba Většího a sv. Anny" (in čeština). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-02-19.
  8. ↑ "Větrný mlýn" (in čeština). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-02-19.
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