Libice nad Doubravou
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Church of Saint Giles
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  Libice nad Doubravou Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 49°44′42″N 15°42′15″E / 49.74500°N 15.70417°E / 49.74500; 15.70417 | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Vysočina |
| District | Havlíčkův Brod |
| First mentioned | 1146 |
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| • Total | 21.96 km2 (8.48 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 421 m (1,381 ft) |
| Population
(2024-01-01)[1]
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| • Total | 858 |
| • Density | 39/km2 (100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal codes |
582 77, 583 01
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| Website | www |
Libice nad Doubravou (German: Libitz) is a market town in Havlíčkův Brod District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 900 inhabitants.
The villages and hamlets of Barovice, Chloumek, Kladruby, Křemenice, Lhůta, Libická Lhotka, Malochyně, Nehodovka and Spálava are administrative parts of Libice nad Doubravou. Malochyně forms an exclave of the municipal territory.
Libice nad Doubravou is located about 17 kilometres (11 mi) northeast of Havlíčkův Brod and 32 km (20 mi) south of Pardubice. The southern part of the municipal territory with the market town proper lies in the Upper Sázava Hills. The northern part lies in the Iron Mountains. The highest point is the Spálava hill at 663 m (2,175 ft) above sea level. The market town is situated on the right bank of the Doubrava River. The entire municipal territory lies within the Železné hory Protected Landscape Area.
The first written mention of Libice nad Doubravou is in a deed of Vladislaus II from 1146, which confirmed the donation of the village by Duke Soběslav I to the bishopric of Olomouc in 1125.[2]
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There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
The castle in Libice nad Doubravou was built sometime between 1709 and 1719. In 1862–1864, it was rebuilt in the Windsor Neo-Gothic style. Today it is privately owned and unused.[5]
Among the main landmarks is the Church of Saint Giles. It is a Baroque building with a Romanesque-Gothic core.[6]
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