Krabčice

Krabčice
Krabčice
Municipality
	View of Krabčice from Říp
	Flag Coat of arms
	Krabčice Location in the Czech Republic
	Coordinates: 50°24′20″N 14°18′5″E / 50.40556°N 14.30139°E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Ústí nad Labem
District	Litoměřice
First mentioned	1226
Area
• Total	10.31 km2 (3.98 sq mi)
Elevation	268 m (879 ft)
Population (2024-01-01)
• Total	947
• Density	92/km2 (240/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	411 87
Website	www.krabcice.cz

Krabčice (German: Krabschitz) is a municipality and village in Litoměřice District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 900 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The villages of Rovné and Vesce are administrative parts of Krabčice.

Geography

Krabčice is located about 19 kilometres (12 mi) southeast of Litoměřice and 33 km (21 mi) north of Prague. It lies in the Lower Ohře Table, in the Polabí lowlands. The highest point is a contour line at the northern slope of the Říp Mountain at 320 m (1,050 ft) above sea level.

History

The first written mention of Krabčice is from 1226, when Matěj and Václav Nemoj from the Vršovci family gave the land to the monastery in Doksany. However, it was taken away from Doksany by Emperor Sigismund in order to assign it as a pledge to the Lords Rous of Svinov. At the end of the 16th century, it was purchased by William of Rosenberg. Then it was acquired by the Lobkowicz family, who owned it until 1850.^[2]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	686	—
1880	803	+17.1%
1890	855	+6.5%
1900	974	+13.9%
1910	1,056	+8.4%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	1,122	+6.2%
1930	1,129	+0.6%
1950	833	−26.2%
1961	993	+19.2%
1970	912	−8.2%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	880	−3.5%
1991	852	−3.2%
2001	910	+6.8%
2011	928	+2.0%
2021	922	−0.6%

Source: Censuses^[3]^[4]

Transport

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

Sights

The main landmark of Krabčice is the Evangelic church. It was built in the neo-Renaissance style in 1885, when it replaced a church from 1790.^[5]

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
^ "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Krabčice. Retrieved 2022-09-08.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
^ "Evangelický kostel" (in Czech). Obec Líbeznice. Retrieved 2023-12-28.

External links

Official website

[1] "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.

[history-2] "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Krabčice. Retrieved 2022-09-08.

[3] "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.

[4] "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.

[5] "Evangelický kostel" (in Czech). Obec Líbeznice. Retrieved 2023-12-28.

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