Liblín is a market town in

Rokycany District Rokycany District () is a district in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Rokycany. Administrative division Rokycany District is formed by only one administrative district of municipality with extended competence: ...

in the

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of the

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. It has about 300 inhabitants.

Geography

Liblín is located about north of

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and northeast of

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. It lies in the

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. The highest point is the hill Na Mýti at above sea level. The municipality is situated on the right bank of the

Berounka The Berounka () is a river in the Czech Republic, a left tributary of the Vltava River. It flows through the Plzeň Region, Plzeň and Central Bohemian Region, Central Bohemian regions to Prague. It is formed by the confluence of the Mže and Radbu ...

River; the village is situated in its meander. The

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River joins the Berounka on the municipal border of Liblín.

History

The first written mention of Liblín is from 1180. In the second half of the 14th century, the Libštejn Castle was built near Liblín and then was bought by the

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. The village became part of the Libštejn estate at the turn of the 14th and 15th centuries. During the

Hussite Wars The Hussite Wars, also called the Bohemian Wars or the Hussite Revolution, were a series of civil wars fought between the Hussites and the combined Catholic forces of Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor, Holy Roman Emperor Sigismund, the Papacy, a ...

, Liblín was repeatedly damaged and looted. In 1510, the Libštejn estate was acquired by the

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. At the beginning of the 17th century, the estate was bought by the Gryspek family. During the

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, Liblín was again repeatedly looted. A new period of prosperity began in the 18th century, when a new Baroque castle was built. In 1904, Liblín was promoted to a

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Demographics

Transport

There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.

Sights

The main landmarks of Liblín are the Liblín Castle and the Church of Saint John of Nepomuk. The castle was built in the late Baroque style in 1721–1725 on the site of an old Renaissance fortress. In 1845, it was modified in the Neoclasical style into its present form. Today it houses an institute of social welfare. The church was built in the castle complex in 1751–1752. Next to the castle is a park with three valuable statues of saints Joseph, Gotthard and John the Evangelist. A tourist destination is the ruin of the Libštejn Castle. The castle was documented as abandoned in 1590 and definitively fell into disrepair during the Thirty Years' War. A technical monument is the reinforced concrete arch road bridge that spans over the Berounka. It dates from 1929.

Notable people

* Charles Pergler (1882–1954), diplomat and lawyer

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Liblin Populated places in Rokycany District Market towns in the Czech Republic