Holubice is a municipality and village in Prague-West District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,200 inhabitants.
Holubice | |
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 View from the pond towards the church | |
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  Holubice Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 50°12′11″N 14°17′35″E / 50.20306°N 14.29306°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Central Bohemian |
| District | Prague-West |
| First mentioned | 1204 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7.96 km2 (3.07 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 187 m (614 ft) |
| Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 2,163 |
| • Density | 270/km2 (700/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 252 65 |
| Website | www |
Administrative parts
editThe village of Kozinec is an administrative part of Holubice.
Etymology
editThe name is derived from the personal name Holub, meaning "the village of Holub's people". The word holub means 'pigeon'.[2]
Geography
editHolubice is located about 13 kilometres (8 mi) north of Prague. It lies in the Prague Plateau. The highest point is the hill Ers at 345 m (1,132 ft) above sea level.
History
editThe first written mention of Holubice is in a donation deed of King Ottokar I from 1204. From 1547 to 1622, the village was owned by the Gryspek of Gryspach family. After their properties were confiscated by the royal chamber as a result of the Battle of the White Mountain, Polyxena of Lobkowicz acquired Holubice in 1623. Since then, it was property of the Lobkowicz family.[3]
Demographics
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Transport
editThere are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
Sights
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The most important monument is the Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary. It is a Romanesque-Gothic building with the core from the first half of the 13th century. It was rebuilt several times, but retains its medieval character.[6]
Paleontology
editIn 1878 a few fossil fragments of some small Cretaceous reptile (presumably a small dinosaur of uncertain affinities) were found here. Czech naturalist Antonín Frič named it Procerosaurus exogyrarum, now it is known as Ponerosteus exogyrarum.[7]
References
edit- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 17 May 2024.
- ^ Profous, Antonín (1947). Místní jména v Čechách I: A–H (in Czech). p. 672.
- ^ "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Holubice. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
- ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 21 December 2015.
- ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 27 March 2021.
- ^ "Kostel Narození Panny Marie" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
- ^ "Dinosauři v Čechách" (in Czech). Scienceworld.cz. 12 June 2009. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
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