Holubice (Prague-West District)

Holubice
Municipality
View from the pond towards the church
Flag Coat of arms
Holubice Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°12′11″N14°17′35″E / 50.20306°N 14.29306°E / 50.20306; 14.29306
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Central Bohemian
District	Prague-West
First mentioned	1204
Area
• Total	7.96 km2 (3.07 sq mi)
Elevation	187 m (614 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01) [1]
• Total	2,163
• Density	270/km2 (700/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	252 65
Website	www.holubicekozinec.cz

Holubice is a municipality and village in Prague-West District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,200 inhabitants.

Administrative division

Holubice consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): ^[2]

• Holubice (797)
• Kozinec (1,534)

Etymology

The name is derived from the personal name Holub, meaning "the village of Holub's people". The word holub means 'pigeon'. ^[3]

Geography

Holubice is located about 13 kilometres (8 mi) north of Prague. It lies in the Prague Plateau. The highest point is the hill Ers at 345 m (1,132 ft) above sea level.

History

The first written mention of Holubice is in a donation deed of King Ottokar I from 1204. From 1547 to 1622, the village was owned by the Gryspek of Gryspach family. After their properties were confiscated by the royal chamber as a result of the Battle of the White Mountain, Polyxena of Lobkowicz acquired Holubice in 1623. Since then, it was property of the Lobkowicz family. ^[4]

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 830 —     1880 925 +11.4% 1890 914 −1.2% 1900 980 +7.2% 1910 957 −2.3%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 980 +2.4% 1930 996 +1.6% 1950 751 −24.6% 1961 769 +2.4% 1970 735 −4.4%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 646 −12.1% 1991 577 −10.7% 2001 609 +5.5% 2011 1,659 +172.4% 2021 2,331 +40.5%
Source: Censuses [5] [6]

Transport

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

Sights

Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary

The most important monument is the Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary. It is a Romanesque-Gothic building with the core from the first half of the 13th century. It was rebuilt several times, but retains its medieval character. ^[7]

Paleontology

In 1878 a few fossil fragments of some small Cretaceous reptile (presumably a small dinosaur of uncertain affinities) were found here. Czech naturalist Antonín Frič named it Procerosaurus exogyrarum, now it is known as Ponerosteus exogyrarum. ^[8]

References

1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 17 May 2024.
2. "Public Census 2021 – basic data". Public Database (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2022.
3. Profous, Antonín (1947). Místní jména v Čechách I: A–H (in Czech). p. 672.
4. "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Holubice. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
5. "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 21 December 2015.
6. "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 27 March 2021.
7. "Kostel Narození Panny Marie" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
8. "Dinosauři v Čechách" (in Czech). Scienceworld.cz. 12 June 2009. Retrieved 27 March 2023.

External links

• Official website