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Zubrnice

Coordinates: 50°38′58″N 14°13′14″E / 50.64944°N 14.22056°E / 50.64944; 14.22056
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Zubrnice
Centre of Zubnice
Centre of Zubnice
Flag of Zubrnice
Coat of arms of Zubrnice
Zubrnice is located in Czech Republic
Zubrnice
Zubrnice
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°38′58″N 14°13′14″E / 50.64944°N 14.22056°E / 50.64944; 14.22056
Country Czech Republic
RegionÚstí nad Labem
DistrictÚstí nad Labem
First mentioned1352
Area
 • Total6.74 km2 (2.60 sq mi)
Elevation
290 m (950 ft)
Population
 (2024-01-01)[1]
 • Total223
 • Density33/km2 (86/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
400 02
Websitewww.obeczubrnice.cz

Zubrnice (German: Saubernitz) is a municipality and village in Ústí nad Labem District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants. The folk architecture in the village is well preserved and is protected by law as a village monument reservation.

Administrative parts

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The village of Týniště is an administrative part of Zubrnice.

Etymology

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The name is most likely derived from zubr (i.e. 'European bison'). It first appeared as Zubrnycz.[2]

Geography

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Zubrnice is located about 12 kilometres (7 mi) east of Ústí nad Labem. It lies in the Central Bohemian Uplands. The highest point is at 659 m (2,162 ft) above sea level. The entire municipal territory lies within the České středohoří Protected Landscape Area.

History

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The first written mention of Zubrnice is from 1352, when the church was mentioned. With a short break after the Hussite Wars, when Zubrnice was acquired by Jan of Vartenberk, the village was owned by the bishopric in Litoměřice continuously until 1848.[2]

Demographics

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Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869645—    
1880724+12.2%
1890764+5.5%
1900659−13.7%
1910654−0.8%
YearPop.±%
1921638−2.4%
1930693+8.6%
1950317−54.3%
1961330+4.1%
1970318−3.6%
YearPop.±%
1980254−20.1%
1991161−36.6%
2001207+28.6%
2011209+1.0%
2021230+10.0%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

Transport

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Zubrnice is the terminus and start of a railway line from/to Ústí nad Labem, but trains run on it only on weekends.

Sights

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Church of Saint Mary Magdalene

Zubrnice is known for it Museum in Nature with a set of valuable buildings of folk architecture, consisting of timbered, half-timbered and brick buildings. The Baroque well in the centre dates from 1695.[5]

The Church of Saint Mary Magdalene is as old as the village. In 1723–1732, it was rebuilt in the Baroque style.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
  2. ^ a b c "Historie obce Zubrnice" (in Czech). Obec Zubrnice. Retrieved 2022-06-18.
  3. ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
  4. ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
  5. ^ "Muzeum v přírodě Zubrnice". Muzeum v přírodě Zubrnice. Retrieved 2021-02-10.
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