Slabce
Slabce | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Slabce Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 50°0′0″N 13°42′53″E / 50.00000°N 13.71472°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Central Bohemian |
| District | Rakovník |
| First mentioned | 1352 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 27.64 km2 (10.67 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 419 m (1,375 ft) |
| Population (2023-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 728 |
| • Density | 26/km2 (68/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 270 41 |
| Website | www |
Slabce (Czech pronunciation: [ˈslaptsɛ]) is a market town in Rakovník District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 700 inhabitants.
Administrative parts[edit]
The villages of Kostelík, Malé Slabce, Modřejovice, Nová Ves, Rousínov, Skupá and Svinařov are administrative parts of Slabce.
Etymology[edit]
The name is derived from the old Czech work slabec (i.e. 'weakling'), meaning "the village of weaklings".[2]
Geography[edit]
Slabce is located about 5 km (3 mi) south of Rakovník and 43 km (27 mi) west of Prague. It lies in the Plasy Uplands. The highest point is the hill Hůrka at 492 m (1,614 ft) above sea level. The Berounka River flows along the southern municipal border. The almost entire municipal territory lies in the Křivoklátsko Protected Landscape Area.
History[edit]
The first written mention of Slabce is from 1352.[2]
Demographics[edit]
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Transport[edit]
There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
Sights[edit]
The main landmarks of Slabce are the church and the castle. The Church of Saint Nicholas was originally a Romanesque building, probably from the beginning of the 12h century. At the end of the 18th century, it was rebuilt in the Baroque style.[5][6]
The Slabce Castle is a valuable complex of a Baroque manor house. It was founded at the beginning of the 18th century and gradually rebuilt in the 18th and 19th centuries. A part of the castle complex is a landscape park with an area of 13 ha (32 acres).[5][7]
The Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary is located in Rousínov. It was built in the Gothic style in the 14th century. In the mid-18th century, it was rebuilt into its present form.[5][8]
Notable people[edit]
- Karel Burian (1870–1924), operatic tenor
References[edit]
- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
- ^ a b Profous, Antonín (1957). Místní jména v Čechách IV: S–Ž (in Czech). p. 91.
- ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Rakovník" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 7–8.
- ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
- ^ a b c "Památky" (in Czech). Městys Slabce. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
- ^ "Kostel sv. Mikuláše" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
- ^ "Zámek" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
- ^ "Kostel Narození Panny Marie" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
External links[edit]
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