Libušín is a town in

Kladno District Kladno District ( cs, okres Kladno) is a district ('' okres'') within the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. The capital of the district is the city of Kladno. List of municipalities Běleč - Běloky - Beřovice - Bílichov - Ble ...

in the

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of the

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. It has about 3,300 inhabitants.

Geography

Libušín is located about northwest of

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and northwest of

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. It lies mostly in the

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History

According to archaeological finds, there was a Slavic settlement already in the 6th–7th century. At the end of the 9th century, a gord was built here. The first written mention of Libušín is from 1052. In 1277, it was donated to the Ostrov Monastery by King Ottokar II. In 1514, the

Martinic family The House of Martinic (also: ''Martinicové'', ''z Martinicz'' or ''von Martinitz'') was a Czech noble family from Bohemia, claimed to be descended from the old Vršovci clan. The family have been part of the Bohemian ancient nobility. As of 1322, ...

bought Libušín and owned it until the 20th century. In 1919, Libušín became a town, but for the period 1961–2006 it lost its town status.

Economy

In 1775,

black coal Bituminous coal, or black coal, is a type of coal containing a tar-like substance called bitumen or asphalt. Its coloration can be black or sometimes dark brown; often there are well-defined bands of bright and dull material within the seams. It ...

was found near Libušín. The coal mining in the municipal territory started in 1885, when the first of three mines in Libušín was opened. The coal mining increased the town's population and accelerated its development. The coal was mined here until 2002.

Culture

Libušín is known for its annual huge medieval festival with the biggest medieval

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in the country and one of the biggest in Europe. It was established in 1991. The battle is fictional and not based on a historical event.

Sights

The Church of Saint George was probably founded in the 10th century in the gord's area. In 1650 the church took its current Baroque shape. Its location away from the town centre was the reason why another church was built in 1908 – the neo-Gothic Church of Saint Procopius. The area of Church of Saint George and remains of the gord include a wooden bell tower built in 1500. The mining tower together with the mining building were inscribed on the list of technical cultural monuments.

Notable people

Jiří Pauer Jiří Pauer (22 February 1919 in Libušín, Czechoslovakia – 28 December 2007 in Prague, Czech Republic) was a Czech composer. Pauer studied first with Otakar Šín, then from 1943 to 1946 at the Prague Conservatory with Alois Hába, and fina ...

(1919–2007), composer *

Josef Frolík Josef Frolík (September 22, 1928 – May 1989) was a Czechoslovak spy who, in 1969, defected to the United States and joined the CIA. Childhood Josef Frolík was born in Libušín, Czechoslovakia. He graduated from secondary school at the end of ...

(1928–1989),

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spy *

Zdeněk Herman Zdeněk Herman (24 March 1934 – 25 February 2021) was a Czech physical chemist. Life and work Herman was born on 24 March 1934 in Libušín. He studied physical chemistry and radiochemistry at the School of Mathematics and Physics of Charles ...

(1934–2021), physical chemist

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Libusin Cities and towns in the Czech Republic Populated places in Kladno District