Libochovice
Libochovice (German: Libochowitz) is a town in Litoměřice District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 3,500 inhabitants. It is located next to the Ohře River and Hazmburk mountain.
Libochovice | |
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Town | |
 Libochovice Castle | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Libochovice Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 50°24′31″N 14°2′30″E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Ústí nad Labem |
| District | Litoměřice |
| First mentioned | 1272 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Miroslav Zůna |
| Area | |
| • Total | 15.64 km2 (6.04 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 166 m (545 ft) |
| Population (2020-01-01[1]) | |
| • Total | 3,506 |
| • Density | 220/km2 (580/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 411 17 |
| Website | www |
History
From the first half of the seventeen century there was a strong Jewish community, but most died in Nazi concentration camps, and this community was never renewed after the Second World War. Among Jewish sights belongs cemetery, big house at Jewish quarter, where was school, kosher butchery and municipal authority, monument remembering for destroyed synagogue (first mentioned at 1651, destroyed around 1980) and mikveh.
Notable people
- Jan Evangelista Purkyně (1787–1869), anatomist and physiologist
- Ábrahám Lederer (1827–1916), Czech-Hungarian educator and writer
- Berta Fanta (1865–1918), intellectual and feminist
- Josef Kopta (1894–1962), writer and journalist
See also
References
- "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2020". Czech Statistical Office. 2020-04-30.
External links
- (in Czech) Official Libochovice website
- (in Czech) Libochovice Castle
- Article about Libochovice Jews - CZ
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