Libkovice pod Řípem 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
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in the
Ústí nad Labem Region
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of the
Czech Republic
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. It has about 500 inhabitants.
Etymology
The name Libkovice is probably derived from name of first family which lived in this place. Great grandfather of this family was named Ljubek, so the name of village was originally Ljubekovice.
Geography
Libkovice pod Řípem is located about southeast of
Litoměřice and north of
Prague
Prague ( ; cs, Praha ; german: Prag, ; la, Praga) is the capital and List of cities in the Czech Republic, largest city in the Czech Republic, and the historical capital of Bohemia. On the Vltava river, Prague is home to about 1.3 milli ...
. It lies in a flat agricultural landscape of the
Lower Ohře Table
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*Lower (surname)
*Lower Township, New Jersey
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See also
*Nizhny
Nizhny (russian: Ни́жний; masculine), Nizhnyaya (; feminine), or Nizhneye (russian: Ни́ ...
. It is situated near
Říp Mountain, which lies outside the municipal territory. The highest point of the municipality is at above sea level.
History
The first written mention of Libkovice pod Řípem is from 1351. The village was probably founded around 1000, during the rule of the
Vršovci
The Vršovci (also Vrshovici; singular: Vršovec) were a Czech noble family in the Duchy of Bohemia.
History
In Bohemia
First noted in the power struggles of the 10th–12th centuries in Bohemia. The Vršovci were the third most powerful politi ...
family.
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Demographics
Sights
The Evangelical church was built in 1852–1855. It was the first Evangelical church in the Czech Republic with a tower and bells.
References
External links
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Villages in Litoměřice District