Labe (German: Elbe) is a hamlet in

Šumperk District Šumperk District ( cs, okres Šumperk) is a district (''okres'') within the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic Its administrative centre is the town of Šumperk. Šumperk District shares border with the districts of Olomouc (to the south), Svi ...

Olomouc Region Olomouc Region ( cs, Olomoucký kraj; , ; pl, Kraj ołomuniecki) is an administrative unit ( cs, kraj) of the Czech Republic, located in the north-western and central part of its historical region of Moravia (''Morava'') and in a small part of t ...

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. The ...

. It was founded by German settlers from

Vrchlabí Vrchlabí (; german: Hohenelbe, la, Albipolis) is a town in Trutnov District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 12,000 inhabitants. It lies at the foot of the Giant Mountains on the river Elbe. The town centre with ...

in 1521. Vrchlabí is called ''Hohen Elbe'' in German, thus the hamlet is obviously named after settlers' hometown. The Czech name is a consequence of bad understanding of the name's evolution. Officials believed the name was derived from the Elbe River, which is called ''Labe'' in Czech. The village was administered by the council of Nové Losiny for most of modern history. Labe has been administered by council of Jindřichov since 1976. In 1945, the village population was expelled and was not fully repopulated. Only 8 houses remain. The hamlet is used as a recreational area.

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