Libice nad Cidlinou
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Libice nad Cidlinou is one of the oldest towns in Bohemia. It is located at the confluence of the Cidlina and Elbe (Laba) rivers, in the Central Bohemian Region (Czech: Středočeský kraj). The population of Libice is 1,314, it is 190m above sea-level, and its total area is 9.95 km².
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[edit] History
Libice emerged in the ninth century as a center of Zličan rule under the Slavnik family. Archeological digs begun in the nineteenth century show that the Zličans' material culture was highly developed by the end of the first millennium AD. Libice began as a castle, and fortifications and the ruins of a stone church have survived to the present day. In 995 Libice was stormed by the Bohemian Duke Boleslav II (Přemyslid) and the Vršovci clan, and was annexed to Prague.
[edit] Important buildings
- St.Vojtech and Radim memorial
- St.Vojtech church (Kostel sv. Vojtěcha)
- Evangelical church.
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[edit] References
- Turek R., Čechy na úsvitě dějin, Praha, 1963.
- Turek R., Libice-knízěcí hradisko 10. věku, Praha, 1968.
