Litoboř | |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Hradec Králové |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Náchod |
Pushpin Map: | Czech Republic |
Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Czech Republic |
Coordinates: | 50.45°N 16.0153°W |
Established Title: | First mentioned |
Established Date: | 1369 |
Area Total Km2: | 3.52 |
Elevation M: | 394 |
Population As Of: | 2024-01-01 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 110 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | CET |
Utc Offset1: | +1 |
Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 552 05 |
Litoboř is a municipality and village in Náchod District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 100 inhabitants.
Litoboř is located about 11km (07miles) northwest of Náchod and 29km (18miles) northeast of Hradec Králové. It lies in the Giant Mountains Foothills. The highest point is at 465m (1,526feet) above sea level. The village is situated along the stream Hluboký potok, which originates here.
The first written mention of Litoboř is from 1369, when there was a wooden fortress. In 1517, Litoboř ceased to be a separate estate and was annexed to the Rýzmburk estate. In 1534, when Jan IV of Pernštejn bought the estate, the fortress in Litoboř was already abandoned. From 1578, Litoboř was split into two parts with different owners. In 1613, one of the parts was annexed to the Náchod estate. From 1637, the entire Litoboř was part of the Náchod estate.[2]
The municipality has primarily been a leisure destination in recent decades. Less than 40% of dwellings are continuously occupied; the other houses are primarily utilised for individual recreation.[3]
There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
Litoboř is poor in monuments. The only protected cultural monuments are field remains of a fortress, now an archaeological site, and a rural house from the end of the 18th century.[4]