Litvínovice

Litvínovice
Litvínovice
Municipality
	Chapel
	Flag Coat of arms
	Litvínovice Location in the Czech Republic
	Coordinates: 48°57′44″N 14°27′5″E / 48.96222°N 14.45139°E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	South Bohemian
District	České Budějovice
First mentioned	1259
Area
• Total	5.82 km2 (2.25 sq mi)
Elevation	389 m (1,276 ft)
Population (2024-01-01)
• Total	2,761
• Density	470/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	370 01
Website	www.litvinovice.cz

Litvínovice (German: Leitnowitz) is a municipality and village in České Budějovice District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,800 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The villages of Mokré and Šindlovy Dvory are administrative parts of Litvínovice.

Geography

Litvínovice is located about 1 kilometre (1 mi) west of České Budějovice. It lies in the České Budějovice Basin. The highest point is at 458 m (1,503 ft) above sea level. In the centre of the village is a system of fishponds, supplied by a local brook.

On 11 February 1929, the lowest temperature ever in the Czech Republic and Czechoslovakia of -42.2 °C was recorded in Litvínovice.^[2]

History

The first written mention of Litvínovice is in a deed of Vok I of Rosenberg from 1259.^[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	546	—
1880	566	+3.7%
1890	684	+20.8%
1900	704	+2.9%
1910	937	+33.1%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	824	−12.1%
1930	910	+10.4%
1950	764	−16.0%
1961	921	+20.5%
1970	858	−6.8%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	821	−4.3%
1991	854	+4.0%
2001	1,107	+29.6%
2011	2,215	+100.1%
2021	2,650	+19.6%

Source: Censuses^[4]^[5]

Transport

The I/3 road (part of the European route E55), specifically the section from České Budějovice to the Czech-Austrian border in Dolní Dvořiště, runs through the municipality.

Sights

There are two protected cultural monuments: a stone niche chapel from 1834 and a water tank from 1875.^[6]

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
^ "ČHMÚ: Nepřekonaný teplotní rekord z roku 1929" (in Czech). Parlamentní listy. 2019-02-13. Retrieved 2021-08-28.
^ "Plán rozvoje sportu obce Litvínovice na období 2020–2025" (in Czech). Obec Litvínovice. 2020-01-15. p. 5. Retrieved 2024-02-06.
^ "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.
^ "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Litvínovice". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-08-23.

External links

Official website

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

[2] "ČHMÚ: Nepřekonaný teplotní rekord z roku 1929" (in Czech). Parlamentní listy. 2019-02-13. Retrieved 2021-08-28.

[3] "Plán rozvoje sportu obce Litvínovice na období 2020–2025" (in Czech). Obec Litvínovice. 2020-01-15. p. 5. Retrieved 2024-02-06.

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

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

[6] "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Litvínovice". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-08-23.

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