Libočany
Municipality
Church of All Saints
Church of All Saints
Flag of Libočany
Flag
Coat of arms of Libočany
Coat of arms
Libočany is located in Czech Republic
Libočany
Libočany
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°20′0″N 13°30′49″E / 50.33333°N 13.51361°E / 50.33333; 13.51361
Country Czech Republic
RegionÚstí nad Labem
DistrictLouny
First mentioned1226
Area
 • Total5.69 km2 (2.20 sq mi)
Elevation
205 m (673 ft)
Population
 (2023-01-01)[1]
 • Total530
 • Density93/km2 (240/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
439 75
Websitewww.libocany.cz

Libočany (German: Libotschan) is a municipality and village in Louny District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants. It is known as the birthplace of Wenceslaus Hajek, the most renowned Czech chronicler.

Geography

Libočany is located next to the town of Žatec, about 20 kilometres (12 mi) west of Louny and 65 km (40 mi) northwest of Prague. It lies in an agricultural landscape of the Most Basin. The municipality is situated on the right bank of the Ohře River. The Liboc River flows through the village, its confluence with the Ohře is located just beyond the municipal border.

History

The first written mention of Libočany is from 1226, when it was a property of the Premonstratensian monastery in Doksany. In 1770, Václav Karel Schroll of Schrollenberg built a new castle on the site of an older stronghold with a new church and rectory.[2]

Before 1918, Libočany was part of the Bohemian part of the Austrian Empire. In 1919 it became part of the newly independent Czechoslovakia. In 1938, it was annexed by Nazi Germany after the Munich Agreement and administered as part of Reichsgau Sudetenland. In 1945, the municipality was restored to Czechoslovakia and most of its German speaking inhabitants were expelled.

Beer

The Liebotschan Brewery in 1906

The brewery from the 19th century produced beer even for US trade with a stock in New York.[3] The Liebotschaner Beer was among four Bohemian beer brands exported to the USA (the others were Pilsner Urquell, Budweiser Bier, and Michelob). The latter beer, as well as Liebotschaner, was produced in the Saaz hops region.[4] Several local American breweries have produced beer under the name of the village, or abbreviated to Lieb (e.g. Chattanooga Brewing Co. in Tennessee,[5] Stegmaier Brewing Company,[6] or Lion Brewery, Inc., Wilkes-Barre in Pennsylvania;[7] Genesee's Liebotschaner Beer was pronounced best of Rochester's post repeal brews in 1932.[8]

The production of beer in Libočany ended after World War I when the Austrian-Hungarian Empire was dissolved and Czechoslovak authorities took over. The buildings of the brewery were demolished in 1939 (during the era of German occupation of Czech lands).[3] After World War II, in socialist Czechoslovakia, it was replaced by a collective farm.

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869498—    
1880660+32.5%
1890701+6.2%
1900833+18.8%
1910806−3.2%
YearPop.±%
1921674−16.4%
1930825+22.4%
1950528−36.0%
1961545+3.2%
1970487−10.6%
YearPop.±%
1980625+28.3%
1991522−16.5%
2001500−4.2%
2011554+10.8%
2021497−10.3%
Source: Censuses[9][10]

Economy

Libočany is located in an area known for growing the Saaz hops.

Sights

Libočany Castle

The Church of All Saints is among the main landmarks of Libočany. It was built in the Rococo style in 1749–1769.[11]

The Libočany Castle is a Baroque building from 1770. Next to the castle is a park. The castle is privately owned and inaccessible.[12]

Notable people

References

  1. ↑ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 23 May 2023.
  2. ↑ "Všeobecné údaje" (in Czech). Obec Libočany. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  3. 1 2 "Kronika v datech 1798–1918" (in Czech). Obec Libočany. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  4. ↑ "Řízné pivo s příchutí sporů" (in Czech). Konkursní noviny. Archived from the original on 24 February 2012. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
  5. ↑ "Brewing in Chattanooga, Tennessee". Archived from the original on 27 December 2008.
  6. ↑ "Keg Labels". Usbeerstuff.com. 19 August 2008. Archived from the original on 2 November 2013. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
  7. ↑ "American Brews- Man of 1000 Beers". Web.archive.org. 27 October 2009. Archived from the original on 27 October 2009. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
  8. ↑ "High Falls Brewery: History". Archived from the original on 3 June 2009.
  9. ↑ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Louny" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 21 December 2015. pp. 5–6.
  10. ↑ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 27 March 2021.
  11. ↑ "Kostel Všech svatých" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
  12. ↑ "Zámek" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
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