Babice
Road to Babice
Road to Babice
Flag of Babice
Coat of arms of Babice
Babice is located in Czech Republic
Babice
Babice
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°0′23″N 14°42′56″E / 50.00639°N 14.71556°E / 50.00639; 14.71556
Country Czech Republic
RegionCentral Bohemian
DistrictPrague-East
First mentioned1381
Area
  Total5.57 km2 (2.15 sq mi)
Elevation
384 m (1,260 ft)
Population
 (2023-01-01)[1]
  Total1,414
  Density250/km2 (660/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
251 01
Websitebabiceurican.cz

Babice is a municipality and village in Prague-East District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,400 inhabitants.

Geography

Babice is located about 15 kilometres (9 mi) east of Prague. It lies in the Benešov Uplands. The Výmola Stream flows through the municipality and supplies a system of ponds south of the village.

History

The first written mention of Babice is from 1381.[2]

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869452    
1880471+4.2%
1890462−1.9%
1900394−14.7%
1910437+10.9%
YearPop.±%
1921444+1.6%
1930391−11.9%
1950361−7.7%
1961348−3.6%
1970288−17.2%
YearPop.±%
1980236−18.1%
1991186−21.2%
2001264+41.9%
2011843+219.3%
20211,415+67.9%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

Sights

Centre of Babice

Babice is poor in monuments. There is only a small wooden belfry and a crucifix in the centre of the village.

References

  1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
  2. "Babice" (in Czech). National Library of the Czech Republic. Retrieved 2022-08-23.
  3. "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Praha-východ" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 1–2.
  4. "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
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