Dolní Hbity is a municipality and village in
Příbram District
Příbram District ( cs, okres Příbram) is a district (''okres'') within the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Příbram and the towns of Dobříš and Sedlčany are larger centres.
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in the
Central Bohemian Region
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of the
Czech Republic
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. It has about 900 inhabitants.
Administrative parts
Villages of Horní Líšnice, Jelence, Káciň, Kaliště, Luhy, Nepřejov and Třtí are administrative parts of Dolní Hbity.
Geography
Dolní Hbity is located about east of
Příbram
Příbram (; german: Freiberg in Böhmen, ''Przibram'', or ''Pribram'', in 1939–1945 ''Pibrans'') is a town in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 32,000 inhabitants. It is well known for its mining history, and more ...
and southwest of
Prague
Prague ( ; cs, Praha ; german: Prag, ; la, Praga) is the capital and largest city in the Czech Republic, and the historical capital of Bohemia. On the Vltava river, Prague is home to about 1.3 million people. The city has a temperate ...
. It lies in the
Benešov Uplands. The highest point is the hill Bukovec at above sea level. The Vápenický Brook flows through the municipality.
History
The first written mention of Dolní Hbity is from 1325, when King
John of Bohemia
John the Blind or John of Luxembourg ( lb, Jang de Blannen; german: link=no, Johann der Blinde; cz, Jan Lucemburský; 10 August 1296 – 26 August 1346), was the Count of Luxembourg from 1313 and King of Bohemia from 1310 and titular King ...
sold the area to Lord Heřman of Miličín.
Sights
The most important monument of Dolní Hbity is the Church of Saint John the Baptist. It was built in the Neo-Romanesque style in 1868–1872 on the site of an older church from the second half of the 13th century.
Notable people
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Charles J. Vopicka (1857–1935), Czech-American businessman and diplomat
References
External links
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Villages in Příbram District