Dolní Hbity | |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Central Bohemian |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Příbram |
Pushpin Map: | Czech Republic |
Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Czech Republic |
Coordinates: | 49.6575°N 14.17°W |
Established Title: | First mentioned |
Established Date: | 1325 |
Area Total Km2: | 25.69 |
Elevation M: | 399 |
Population As Of: | 2024-01-01 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 910 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | CET |
Utc Offset1: | +1 |
Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal codes |
Postal Code: | 262 62, 262 63 |
Dolní Hbity is a municipality and village in Příbram District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 900 inhabitants.
The villages of Horní Líšnice, Jelence, Káciň, Kaliště, Luhy, Nepřejov and Třtí are administrative parts of Dolní Hbity.
Dolní Hbity is located about 12km (07miles) east of Příbram and 43km (27miles) southwest of Prague. It lies in the Benešov Uplands. The highest point is the hill Bukovec at 562m (1,844feet) above sea level. The brook Vápenický potok flows through the municipality.
The first written mention of Dolní Hbity is from 1325, when King John of Bohemia sold the area to Lord Heřman of Miličín.[2]
There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
The most important monument of Dolní Hbity is the Church of Saint John the Baptist. It was built in the Neo-Romanesque style in 1868–1872 on the site of an older church from the second half of the 13th century.[3]