Dlouhá Lhota is a municipality and village in
Příbram District
Příbram District ( cs, okres Příbram) is a district ('' okres'') within the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Příbram and the towns of Dobříš and Sedlčany are larger centres.
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in the
Central Bohemian Region
The Central Bohemian Region ( cz, Středočeský kraj, german: Mittelböhmische Region) is an administrative unit ( cz, kraj) of the Czech Republic, located in the central part of its historical region of Bohemia. Its administrative centre is in ...
of the
Czech Republic
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. It has about 400 inhabitants.
Geography
Dlouhá Lhota is located about northeast of
Příbram
Příbram (; german: Freiberg in Böhmen, ''Przibram'', or ''Pribram'', in 1939–1945 ''Pibrans'') is a town in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 32,000 inhabitants. It is well known for its mining history, and more ...
and southwest 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 the
Brdy Highlands. The highest point is the hill Na Vrších at above sea level. The Lhotecký Brook flows through the municipality and supplies a system of several small ponds.
History
The first written mention of Dlouhá Lhota is from 1336. From 1364 to 1654, the village was called Bavorova Lhota after
Bavors of Strakonice
Bavorové ze Strakonic (Bavors of Strakonice) were a Bohemian noble family, rulers of Strakonice town and surrounding area.
Members of the family include:
*Bavor I
* Bavor II, Bavor the Great
*Bavor III
*Vilém of Strakonice
*Mikuláš of Strako ...
, who had built here the church.
Transport
The
D4 motorway passes through the municipality.
Sights
The landmarks of Dlouhá Lhota are the castle and the church. The Church of Saint John the Evangelist was originally a Gothic building, first documented in 1359. At the end of the 16th century, it was modified in Renaissance style. Baroque reconstruction took place in the second half of the 18th century. The church is considered a historically very valuable rural building. Valuable is also the statue of Saint John of Nepomuk from the second half of the 18th century.
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The Dlouhá Lhota Castle was built in the early Baroque style in the late 17th century. It was built on the site of a Renaissance fortress, destroyed during the ]Thirty Years' War
The Thirty Years' War was one of the longest and most destructive conflicts in European history
The history of Europe is traditionally divided into four time periods: prehistoric Europe (prior to about 800 BC), classical antiquity (80 ...
. Around 1800, it was completely rebuilt, and further Neoclassical modification were made during the 19th century. The castle is surrounded by a park. The castle building has no use and is inaccessible.
Notable people
* Lukáš Černohorský (born 1984), politician
References
External links
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Villages in Příbram District