Klapý 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 Oh� ...
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 La ...
of the
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohemia, it is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast. Th ...
. It has about 500 inhabitants.
Geography
Klapý is located about southwest 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 sea ...
and south of
Ústí nad Labem
Ústí nad Labem (, , ) is a city in the Czech Republic. It has about 92,000 inhabitants. It is the capital of its eponymous region and district. It is a major industrial centre and, besides being an active river port, is an important railway ju ...
. It lies in a flat agricultural landscape of the
Lower Eger Table
Lower may refer to:
* Lower (surname)
* Lower Township, New Jersey
*Lower Receiver (firearms)
* Lower Wick Gloucestershire, England
See also
*Nizhny
Nizhny (russian: Ни́жний; masculine), Nizhnyaya (; feminine), or Nizhneye (russian: Ни ...
from which the
Hazmburk
Hazmburk (german: Hasenburg, literally "Hare Castle") is a solitary hill in the Lower Eger Table plateau with an elevation of . It is located in the municipality of Klapý in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic.
Castle
At the top ...
hill rises in the eastern part of the municipality. It is the highest point of Klapý with an altitude of .
Sights
There is a ruin of a medieval castle on the Hazmburk hill.
Notable people
*
Lubor J. Zink Lubor Jan Zink (September 20, 1920 – November 6, 2003) was a Czech-Canadian writer and columnist known for his anti-Communism.
Early life
Zink was born in Klapý, Czechoslovakia. He was a student of economics at Czech Technical University in Pr ...
(1920–2003), Czech-Canadian writer
References
Villages in Litoměřice District
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