Liběšice (Louny District)

Coordinates: 50°17′37″N 13°37′18″E / 50.29361°N 13.62167°E / 50.29361; 13.62167
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Liběšice
Church of Saint Martin
Church of Saint Martin
Flag of Liběšice
Coat of arms of Liběšice
Liběšice is located in Czech Republic
Liběšice
Liběšice
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°17′37″N 13°37′18″E / 50.29361°N 13.62167°E / 50.29361; 13.62167
Country Czech Republic
RegionÚstí nad Labem
DistrictLouny
First mentioned1281
Area
 • Total25.87 km2 (9.99 sq mi)
Elevation
237 m (778 ft)
Population
 (2023-01-01)[1]
 • Total790
 • Density31/km2 (79/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal codes
438 01, 439 63
Websitewww.libesice-obec.cz

Liběšice (German: Libeschitz) is a municipality and village in Louny District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 800 inhabitants.

Liběšice lies approximately 15 kilometres (9 mi) south-west of Louny, 51 km (32 mi) south-west of Ústí nad Labem, and 62 km (39 mi) west of Prague.

Administrative parts[edit]

The villages of Dobříčany, Dubčany, Kluček, Lhota and Líčkov are administrative parts of Liběšice.

Demographics[edit]

Historical population
YearPop.±%
18692,273—    
18802,358+3.7%
18902,334−1.0%
19002,545+9.0%
19102,486−2.3%
19212,393−3.7%
19302,360−1.4%
19501,113−52.8%
19611,135+2.0%
1970926−18.4%
1980793−14.4%
1991645−18.7%
2001639−0.9%
2011706+10.5%
2021734+4.0%
Source: Censuses[2][3]

Notable people[edit]

  • Oskar Brázda (1887–1977), painter; lived in Líčkov from 1925 and died there

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
  2. ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Louny" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 5–6.
  3. ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.

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