Libočany
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 Czech Republic
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| Region : | Ústecký kraj | ||||
| District : | Louny | ||||
| Area : | 570,7057 ha | ||||
| Geographic location : | 50 ° 20 ′ N , 13 ° 30 ′ E | ||||
| Height: | 205 m nm | ||||
| Residents : | 545 (Jan. 1, 2019) | ||||
| Postal code : | 439 75 | ||||
| License plate : | U | ||||
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| Street: | Žatec - Kadaň | ||||
| Railway connection: | Plzeň – Duchcov (station closed) | ||||
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| Status: | local community | ||||
| Districts: | 1 | ||||
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| Mayor : | Ivan Teuber (as of 2013) | ||||
| Address: | Libočany 103 439 75 Libočany |
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| Municipality number: | 530590 | ||||
| Website : | www.libocany.cz | ||||
| Location of Libočany in the Louny district | |||||
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Libočany (German Libotschan ) is a municipality in the Czech Republic . It is located three kilometers northwest of Žatec on the Liboc and belongs to the microregion Žatecko and the Okres Louny .
geography
Libočany is located on the right of the Eger on the Liboc, which flows into the Eger below the town. The state road 225 between Žatec and Kadaň and the railway from Postoloprty to Podbořany run through the village . The Žatec-Libočany airfield is located south of the village.
Neighboring towns are Stroupeč and Záhoři in the north, Velichov in the northeast, Žatec in the east and southeast, Čeradice and Žabokliky in the southwest and Nové Sedlo in the northwest.
history
The first written mention of the place took place in 1226 as property of the Doksany monastery . At the beginning of the 16th century, the Hájek z Libočan family owned Libočany, followed by Bohuslav Felix von Lobkowitz and Hassenstein . The first evidence of the existence of a festival dates back to 1595. In 1602, Christoph von Duppau acquired the rule of Johann Waldemar von Waldstein . After the Battle of White Mountain Bought Jaroslav Borsita of Martinic the confiscated property of Wilhelm Duppaus and sold Libočany 1623 to Florian Dietrich von Saar. In 1653 Libočany was married to Maximilian von Schönfeld, governor of Saaz. Other owners were the Příchovský z Příchovic and from 1690 the knights of Janinall.
In 1740 Wenzel Karl Schroll von Schrollenberg acquired the manor and in 1770 had the old fortress converted into a baroque palace, around which a park was laid out. In 1779 Anna Marie and Franz Anton von Weinberger inherited the property. Through Wenzel Jenik Ritter von Gamsendorf , the property came to Josef Schreitter von Schwarzenfeld in 1806. After the replacement of patrimonial Libotschan became an independent municipality with the district of Horkau in 1850. In the 19th century, the castle belonged to the music publisher Franz Weinhardt.
After the Munich Agreement , the place was added to the German Reich and belonged to the Saaz district until 1945 .
Community structure
No districts are shown for the municipality of Libočany. Libočany to include the corridors of the extinct village Hůrky ( Horkau ).
Attractions
- Baroque Libočany Castle, built in 1770
- baroque All Saints Church
Libochan Castle
All Saints Church in Libochan
Sons and daughters of the church
- Václav Hájek z Libočan († 1553), clergyman and author of a chronicle of Bohemia written from 1541
- Emil Wetzler, 19th century Austrian music publisher
Lived and worked in the place
- Božena Viková-Kunětická (1862–1934), Czech actress, writer and politician. The first female senator of Czechoslovakia lived in Libočany from 1922 to 1934
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.uir.cz/obec/530590/Libocany
- ↑ Český statistický úřad - The population of the Czech municipalities as of January 1, 2019 (PDF; 7.4 MiB)
Web links
- Libočany Castle Czech