Litvínovice

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.

Litvínovice
Municipality
Chapel
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Litvínovice
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 48°57′44″N 14°27′5″E
Country Czech Republic
RegionSouth Bohemian
DistrictČeské Budějovice
First mentioned1259
Area
 • Total5.82 km2 (2.25 sq mi)
Elevation
389 m (1,276 ft)
Population
 (2024-01-01)[1]
 • Total2,761
 • Density470/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
370 01
Websitewww.litvinovice.cz

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
YearPop.±%
1869546—    
1880566+3.7%
1890684+20.8%
1900704+2.9%
1910937+33.1%
YearPop.±%
1921824−12.1%
1930910+10.4%
1950764−16.0%
1961921+20.5%
1970858−6.8%
YearPop.±%
1980821−4.3%
1991854+4.0%
20011,107+29.6%
20112,215+100.1%
20212,650+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
  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 – Okres České Budějovice" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 13–14.
  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 2024-02-06.
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