Libiš

Libiš
Municipality
Church of Saint James the Great
Flag Coat of arms
Libiš Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°16′27″N 14°30′9″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Central Bohemian
District	Mělník
First mentioned	1323
Area
• Total	7.12 km^2 (2.75 sq mi)
Elevation	165 m (541 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	2,415
• Density	340/km^2 (880/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	277 11
Website	www.libis.cz

Libiš is a municipality and village in Mělník District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,400 inhabitants.

Etymology

The name was derived from the personal name Libich.^[2]

Geography

Libiš is located about 18 kilometres (11 mi) north of Prague and creates a conurbation with the neighbouring town of Neratovice. It lies in a flat landscape in the Central Elbe Table. The Elbe River flows along the municipal border. Part of the Úpor – Černínovsko Nature Reserve is located in the municipal territory.

History

The first written mention of Libiš is from 1323. Until the end of World War I, it was purely an agricultural village.^[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 375 —     1880 429 +14.4% 1890 444 +3.5% 1900 507 +14.2% 1910 649 +28.0%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 722 +11.2% 1930 1,352 +87.3% 1950 1,967 +45.5% 1961 2,272 +15.5% 1970 2,074 −8.7%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 1,851 −10.8% 1991 1,719 −7.1% 2001 1,769 +2.9% 2011 2,067 +16.8% 2021 2,421 +17.1%
Source: Censuses[4][5]

Economy

A large part of the premises of the Spolana chemical factory is located in the territory of Libiš.

Transport

The I/9 road (the section that connects the D8 motorway with Mělník) passes through the municipality.

Sights

There are two churches in Libiš. The Church of Saint James the Great was built in the Gothic style in 1391 and modified in the 16th and 17th centuries. A separate wooden bell tower stands next to the church.^[6]

The Evangelical church was built in the Baroque style in 1789–1803.^[7]

References

1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
2. Profous, Antonín (1949). Místní jména v Čechách II: CH–L (in Czech). pp. 590–591.
3. "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Libiš. Retrieved 2023-01-31.
4. "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
5. "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
6. "Kostel sv. Jakuba" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-01-31.
7. "Evangelický kostel" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-01-31.

External links

• Official website