Libochovice (german: Libochowitz) is a town in Litoměřice District 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 3,400 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

Villages of Dubany and Poplze are administrative parts of Libochovice.

Geography

Libochovice 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 ...

. It lies on the Ohře river. It is situated in an agricultural landscape of the

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History

The first written mention of Libochovice is from 1336, when it was described as a

market town A market town is a settlement most common in Europe that obtained by custom or royal charter, in the Middle Ages, a market right, which allowed it to host a regular market; this distinguished it from a village or city. In Britain, small rural ...

with a fortress. In 1560, Libochovice became a town. The first Jews came into the town probably in the second half of the 15th century. From the second half of the 16th century there was a strong Jewish community, but most of them died during

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, and the community was never renewed after the World War II.

Sights

Libochovice is known for the

Libochovice Chateau Libochovice Chateau is a castle in the centre of Libochovice town in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It is a cultural monument. It is one of the most significant early Baroque castles in the county. The castle is under the man ...

. It is Rennaisance castle, created by reconstruction of the former Gothic fortress. The castle park was founded in 1686. The Jewish community is reminded of the cemetery, founded in 1583, and of part of the original houses of the Jewish quarter. The synagogue from the second half of the 18th century was demolished in 1985 and is commemorated by a memorial plaque.

Notable people

* Jan Evangelista Purkyně (1787–1869), anatomist and physiologist *

Ábrahám Lederer Abraham Lederer ( hu, Lederer Ábrahám, Léderer Ábrahám; January 9, 1827, Libochovice, Bohemia – September 17, 1916, Budapest) was a Czech- Hungarian educator and writer. __NOTOC__ Life He was born in Libochovice, Bohemia. In 1840 ...

(1827–1916), Czech-Hungarian educator and writer *

Berta Fanta Berta Fanta (née Sohr; May 19, 1865 – December 18, 1918), was a literary and intellectual figure from Prague. She was at the centre of the Prague intelligentsia with a "salon" meeting at her house. Life Berta was born in 1865 to a well-of ...

(1865–1918), intellectual and feminist *

Eliška Purkyňová Eliška Purkyňová (16 November 1868 – 22 October 1933) was a Czechoslovakian politician. In 1920 she was one of the first group of women elected to the Chamber of Deputies. Biography Purkyňová was born Alžběta Josefa Čapková in Libocho ...

(1868–1933), politician *

Václav Vacek Václav Vacek (11 September 187718 January 1960) was a Czech writer, and a communist politician. He served as a Senator in the National Assembly of Czechoslovakia and after the Prague Uprising as the Mayor of Prague. He was also a founding membe ...

(1877–1960), writer and politician, Mayor of Prague *

Josef Kopta Josef Kopta (16 June 1894 in Libochovice, Bohemia – 3 April 1962 in Prague) was a Czech writer and journalist. Before World War I Kopta worked as a bank clerk. In 1914 he was sent to the Eastern front, in 1915 taken prisoner and later joined C ...

(1894–1962), writer and journalist

References

External links

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Libochovice Castle

Article about Libochovice Jews
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