Babice (Prague-East District)

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Babice
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°0′23″N14°42′56″E / 50.00639°N 14.71556°E / 50.00639; 14.71556
CountryFlag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
Region Central Bohemian
District Prague-East
First mentioned1381
Area
  Total
5.57 km2 (2.15 sq mi)
Elevation
384 m (1,260 ft)
Population
 (2025-01-01) [1]
  Total
1,466
  Density260/km2 (680/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
251 01
Website babiceurican.cz

Babice is a municipality and village in Prague-East District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,500 inhabitants.

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Etymology

The name is derived from the surname Bába, meaning "the village of Bába's people". [2]

Geography

Babice is located about 15 kilometres (9 mi) east of Prague. It lies in the Benešov Uplands. The Výmola Stream flows through the municipality and supplies a system of fishponds south of the village.

History

The first written mention of Babice is from 1381. [3]

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869452    
1880471+4.2%
1890462−1.9%
1900394−14.7%
1910437+10.9%
YearPop.±%
1921444+1.6%
1930391−11.9%
1950361−7.7%
1961348−3.6%
1970288−17.2%
YearPop.±%
1980236−18.1%
1991186−21.2%
2001264+41.9%
2011843+219.3%
20211,415+67.9%
Source: Censuses [4] [5]

Transport

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

Sights

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Centre of Babice

Babice is poor in monuments. The only protected cultural monument in the municipality is an archaeological site where the medieval village of Janovičky stood. [6] There is a small wooden belfry and a crucifix in the centre of the village.

References

  1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2025". Czech Statistical Office. 2025-05-16.
  2. Profous, Antonín (1947). Místní jména v Čechách I: A–H (in Czech). pp. 22–23.
  3. "Babice" (in Czech). National Library of the Czech Republic. Retrieved 2022-08-23.
  4. "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
  5. "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
  6. "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Babice". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-06-19.