Holubice (Prague-West District)

Holubice
Holubice
Municipality
	View from the pond towards the church
	Flag Coat of arms
	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)
• 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.holubicekozinec.cz

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.

Administrative parts

The village of Kozinec is an administrative part of Holubice.

Etymology

The name is derived from the personal name Holub, meaning "the village of Holub's people". The word holub means 'pigeon'.^[2]

Geography

Holubice 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

The 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

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	830	—
1880	925	+11.4%
1890	914	−1.2%
1900	980	+7.2%
1910	957	−2.3%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	980	+2.4%
1930	996	+1.6%
1950	751	−24.6%
1961	769	+2.4%
1970	735	−4.4%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	646	−12.1%
1991	577	−10.7%
2001	609	+5.5%
2011	1,659	+172.4%
2021	2,331	+40.5%

Source: Censuses^[4]^[5]

Transport

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

Sights

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

In 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

^ "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.

External links

Official website

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

[2] Profous, Antonín (1947). Místní jména v Čechách I: A–H (in Czech). p. 672.

[3] "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Holubice. Retrieved 27 March 2023.

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

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

[6] "Kostel Narození Panny Marie" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 27 March 2023.

[7] "Dinosauři v Čechách" (in Czech). Scienceworld.cz. 12 June 2009. Retrieved 27 March 2023.

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