Žabovřesky nad Ohří is a municipality and village in

Litoměřice District Litoměřice District ( cs, okres Litoměřice) is one of seven districts ('' okres'') located within the Ústí nad Labem Region in the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Litoměřice. List of municipalities Bechlín - Bohušovice nad O ...

in the

Ústí nad Labem Region Ústí nad Labem Region or Ústecký Region ( cs, Ústecký kraj, , ), is an administrative unit ( cs, kraj) of the Czech Republic, located in the north-western part of the historical land of Bohemia, and named after the capital, Ústí nad Labem ...

of the

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. It has about 300 inhabitants.

Geography

Žabovřesky nad Ohří is located about south of

Litoměřice Litoměřice (; german: Leitmeritz) is a town in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 23,000 inhabitants. The town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an urban monument reservation. The town is the seat ...

and northwest of

Prague Prague ( ; cs, Praha ; german: Prag, ; la, Praga) is the capital and largest city in the Czech Republic, and the historical capital of Bohemia. On the Vltava river, Prague is home to about 1.3 million people. The city has a temperate ...

. It lies in an agricultural landscape of the

Lower Ohře Table Lower may refer to: *Lower (surname) *Lower Township, New Jersey *Lower Receiver (firearms) *Lower Wick Lower Wick is a small hamlet located in the county of Gloucestershire, England. It is situated about five miles south west of Dursley, eight ...

. The highest point is at above sea level. The municipality is situated on the left bank of the

Ohře The Ohře () or, slightly less commonly in English sources, the Eger (, Czech also: ''Oharka'' or ''Ohara'', Celtic: ''Agara'', pl, Ohrza), is a 316 km river in Germany (50 km) and the Czech Republic (266 km), left tributary of t ...

river.

History

The first written mention of Žabovřesky nad Ohří is in a deed of King

John of Bohemia John the Blind or John of Luxembourg ( lb, Jang de Blannen; german: link=no, Johann der Blinde; cz, Jan Lucemburský; 10 August 1296 – 26 August 1346), was the Count of Luxembourg from 1313 and King of Bohemia from 1310 and titular King of ...

from 1336. Among the owners of the village were the noble families of Sternberg,

Dietrichstein The House of Dietrichstein was the name of one of the oldest and most prominent Austrian noble families originating from Carinthia. The family belonged to the High Nobility, the Hochadel. The Nikolsburg (Mikulov) branch was elevated to the rank of ...

and Herbstein.

Demographics

Transport

There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.

Sights

Žabovřesky nad Ohří is poor in monuments. The only protected cultural monument is a late Baroque chapel from the end of the 18th century. A tourist destination is the Simson Museum that presents various products made by the Simson company.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Zabovresky Nad Ohri Villages in Litoměřice District