Cítoliby
Cítoliby | |
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 Centre of Cítoliby with the waterworks | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Cítoliby Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 50°19′58″N 13°48′44″E / 50.33278°N 13.81222°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Ústí nad Labem |
| District | Louny |
| First mentioned | 1325 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6.82 km2 (2.63 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 236 m (774 ft) |
| Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,063 |
| • Density | 160/km2 (400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 439 02 |
| Website | www |
Cítoliby (until 1923 Citoliby; German: Zittolib) is a market town in Louny District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,100 inhabitants.
Etymology
[edit]The name is derived from the old Czech words cěta (i.e. 'small coin') and ľubiti ('to like'). The lokator of the village was probably someone who liked money.[2]
Geography
[edit]Cítoliby is located about 2 kilometres (1 mi) south of Louny and 40 km (25 mi) southwest of Ústí nad Labem. It lies in an agricultural landscape in the Lower Ohře Table.
History
[edit]The first written mention of Cítoliby is from 1325, when it was a royal property. The owners often changed and included various lower noble families. From 1570 to 1630, the Cítoliby estate was a property of the Hruška family, who first expanded the estate significantly, but then part of it was confiscated from them as a result of the Battle of White Mountain. During the Thirty Years' War, Cítoliby was looted repeatedly. In 1698, the almost entire village burned down.[2]
The last aristocratic owners of Cítoliby before the establishment of a sovereign municipality was the Schwarzenberg family, which acquired it in 1803. In 1873, Cítoliby was promoted to a market town.[2]
Demographics
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Transport
[edit]The D7 motorway from Prague to Chomutov passes through the municipal territory.
Sights
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Among the main landmark of Cítoliby is the castle and the church. The Church of Saint James the Great was built in the Baroque style in 1713–1715.[5]
The Cítoliby Castle was built in 1665 and rebuilt in the Baroque style before 1717.[6]
A technical monument is the former waterworks. It was built before 1727 for the needs of the castle water supply and probably rebuilt in 1885. This solitary building is also a landmark of the town square.[7]
Notable people
[edit]- Václav Jan Kopřiva (1708–1789), composer and organist
- Karel Blažej Kopřiva (1756–1785), composer and organist
- Josef Mocker (1835–1899), architect and restorer
References
[edit]- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- ^ a b c "Historie" (in Czech). Městys Cítoliby. Retrieved 2024-02-09.
- ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
- ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
- ^ "Kostel sv. Jakuba Většího" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-02-09.
- ^ "Zámek" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-02-09.
- ^ "Bývalá vodárna" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-02-09.
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