Libáň
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Basic data | ||||
State : | Czech Republic | |||
Region : | Královéhradecký kraj | |||
District : | Jičín | |||
Area : | 1968 ha | |||
Geographic location : | 50 ° 23 ' N , 15 ° 13' E | |||
Height: | 238 m nm | |||
Residents : | 1,764 (Jan 1, 2019) | |||
Postal code : | 507 23 | |||
License plate : | H | |||
traffic | ||||
Railway connection: | Kopidlno – Bakov nad Jizerou | |||
structure | ||||
Status: | city | |||
Districts: | 5 | |||
administration | ||||
Mayor : | Jaromír Přibyl (as of 2018) | |||
Address: | náměstí Svobody 36 507 23 Libáň |
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Municipality number: | 573108 | |||
Website : | www.mestoliban.cz |
Libáň (German Liban ) is a city in the Czech Republic . The agricultural-industrial settlement is located in the southern part of the Okres Jičín 15 km southwest of Jičín .
history
In the historical records from the 14th century the place is still referred to as Lubaň and later Ljuban . However, according to excavations that have been found, the place was probably already inhabited during the younger Stone Age , the Bronze Age , but also during the time of Roman rule . Libáň was elevated to the rank of town in 1340. Its history is linked to the history of the renaissance chateau Staré Hrady , which also owned the town. A significant upswing reached Libáň under Georg Proskowski von Proskau . This noblewoman achieved the recall to the city with Emperor Maximilian II in 1574 and the simultaneous handing over of a coat of arms. In the last two centuries the place changed into an industrial city. In 1870 a sugar factory was opened, later the tobacco industry and furniture factories were added.
City structure
The localities Psinice ( Psinitz ), Křešice ( Kreschitz ), Zliv ( Sliw ) and Kozodírky ( Kosadirek ) belong to Libáň .
Attractions
- Early Gothic church, place of discovery of the Holy Key from the second half of the 13th century in Zliv
- St. George's Church from the 14th century in Psinice
- Heiliggeistkirche in baroque style
- Tree monument Libáňská borovička (pine)
- Libáňská lípa tree monument
- Jan Hus memorial
- Monument to Karel Havlíček Borovský
Individual evidence
- ↑ Český statistický úřad - The population of the Czech municipalities as of January 1, 2019 (PDF; 7.4 MiB)