Líbeznice
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Etymology
The name is derived from the surname Líbezný, meaning "the village of Líbezný's people". The word líbezný, from which the surname arose, means 'lovely' in Czech.[1]
Geography
Líbeznice is located about Script error: No such module "convert". north of Prague. It lies in a flat agricultural landscape of the Central Elbe Table. The highest point is at Script error: No such module "convert". above sea level.
History
The first written mention of Líbeznice is in a document from 1236 issued by King Wenceslaus I. In 1294, the village was divided between the Vyšehrad Chapter and Metropolitan Chapter at Saint Vitus in Prague, which lasted for more than 100 years. Among the next notable owners of Líbeznice was King George of Poděbrady and Old Town of Prague. From 1652 until the establishment of a sovereign municipality in 1848 (with a short break in the 1660s), the village was a property of the Nostitz family.[2]
Demographics
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Transport
The I/9 road (which connects the D8 motorway with Česká Lípa and the Czech-German border) passes through the municipality.
Education
In the municipality is a primary school.[3]
Sights
The main landmark of Líbeznice is the Church of Saint Martin. It was built in the late Baroque style in 1788–1795.[4]
Notable people
- Ondřej Hutník (born 1983), kickboxer
References
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