Libkovice pod Řípem is a municipality and village in

Litoměřice District Litoměřice District () is a Okres, district in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Litoměřice. Administrative division Litoměřice District is divided into three Districts of the Czech Republic#Munici ...

in the

Ústí nad Labem Region Ústí nad Labem Region or Ústecký Region () is an Regions of the Czech Republic, administrative unit () of the Czech Republic, located in the north-western part of the historical land of Bohemia, and named after the capital, Ústí nad Labem. I ...

of the

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. It has about 500 inhabitants.

Etymology

The name Libkovice is probably derived from the name of the first family which lived in this place. The Great grandfather of this family was named Ljubek, so the name of the village was originally Ljubekovice.

Geography

Libkovice pod Řípem is located about southeast of

Litoměřice Litoměřice (; ) is a town in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 23,000 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an urban monument reservation. The town is the seat of the Roman C ...

and north of

Prague Prague ( ; ) is the capital and List of cities and towns in the Czech Republic, largest city of the Czech Republic and the historical capital of Bohemia. Prague, located on the Vltava River, has a population of about 1.4 million, while its P ...

. It lies in a flat agricultural landscape of the

Lower Ohře Table The Lower Ohře Table () is a plateau and a geomorphological mesoregion of the Czech Republic. It is located in the Ústí nad Labem and Central Bohemian regions. Geomorphology The Lower Ohře Table is a mesoregion of the Central Bohemian Tab ...

. It is situated near

Říp Říp (; ) is a high solitary hill in the Lower Ohře Table in the Czech Republic. It is located southeast of Litoměřice. According to national legend, it is the place where the first Czechs settled. The mountain and the rotunda on its top a ...

Mountain, which lies outside the municipal territory. The highest point 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 an ancient 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 power ...

family.

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.

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