Krabčice Explained

Krabčice
Settlement Type:Municipality
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Ústí nad Labem
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Litoměřice
Pushpin Map:Czech Republic
Pushpin Relief:1
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates:50.4056°N 14.3014°W
Established Title:First mentioned
Established Date:1226
Area Total Km2:10.31
Elevation M:268
Population As Of:2024-01-01
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:947
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:CET
Utc Offset1:+1
Timezone1 Dst:CEST
Utc Offset1 Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:411 87

Krabčice (German: Krabschitz) is a municipality and village in Litoměřice District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 900 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The villages of Rovné and Vesce are administrative parts of Krabčice.

Geography

Krabčice is located about southeast of Litoměřice and 33km (21miles) north of Prague. It lies in the Lower Ohře Table, in the Polabí lowlands. The highest point is a contour line at the northern slope of the Říp Mountain at 320m (1,050feet) above sea level.

History

The first written mention of Krabčice is from 1226, when Matěj and Václav Nemoj from the Vršovci family gave the land to the monastery in Doksany. However, it was taken away from Doksany by Emperor Sigismund in order to assign it as a pledge to the Lords Rous of Svinov. At the end of the 16th century, it was purchased by William of Rosenberg. Then it was acquired by the Lobkowicz family, who owned it until 1850.[2]

Transport

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

Sights

The main landmark of Krabčice is the Evangelic church. It was built in the neo-Renaissance style in 1885, when it replaced a church from 1790.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024. Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
  2. Web site: Historie. Obec Krabčice. cs. 2022-09-08.
  3. Web site: Evangelický kostel. Obec Líbeznice. cs. 2023-12-28.