| Líbeznice | |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Central Bohemian |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Prague-East |
| Pushpin Map: | Czech Republic |
| Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Czech Republic |
| Coordinates: | 50.1919°N 14.4936°W |
| Established Title: | First mentioned |
| Established Date: | 1236 |
| Area Total Km2: | 5.99 |
| Elevation M: | 203 |
| Population As Of: | 2024-01-01 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 3211 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | CET |
| Utc Offset1: | +1 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 250 65 |
Líbeznice is a municipality and village in Prague-East District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 3,200 inhabitants.
The name is derived from the surname Líbezný, meaning "the village of Líbezný's people". The word líbezný, from which the surname arose, means 'lovely' in Czech.[2]
Líbeznice is located about 9km (06miles) north of Prague. It lies in a flat agricultural landscape of the Central Elbe Table. The highest point is at 229m (751feet) above sea level.
The first written mention of Líbeznice is in a document from 1236 issued by King Wenceslaus I. In 1294, the village was divided between the Vyšehrad Chapter and Metropolitan Chapter at Saint Vitus in Prague, which lasted for more than 100 years. Among the next notable owners of Líbeznice was King George of Poděbrady and Old Town of Prague. From 1652 until the establishment of a sovereign municipality in 1848 (with a short break in the 1660s), the village was a property of the Nostitz family.[3]
The I/9 road (which connects the D8 motorway with Česká Lípa and the Czech-German border) passes through the municipality.
In the municipality is a primary school.[4]
The main landmark of Líbeznice is the Church of Saint Martin. It was built in the late Baroque style in 1788–1795.[5]