Libice nad Cidlinou

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Coordinates: 50°7′40″N 15°10′49″E / 50.12778, 15.18028

Libice nad Cidlinou
Village

Country	Czech Republic
Region	Central Bohemian
District	Nymburk
Little District	Poděbrady

Rivers	Elbe, Cidlina

Elevation	190 m (623 ft)
Coordinates	50°7′40″N 15°10′49″E / 50.12778, 15.18028

Area	9.95 km² (3.84 sq mi)

Population	1,314
Density	132 /km² (342 /sq mi)

First mentioned	981
Mayor	Milan Kožíšek

Postal code	289 07

Location in the Czech Republic
Wikimedia Commons: Libice nad Cidlinou
Website: www.libicenadcidlinou.cz

St. Adalbert (Vojtech) and his brother Gaudentius (Radim) monument in Libice (Czechia)

Libice nad Cidlinou is a village in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It is one of the oldest settlements in Bohemia, located 5 km southeast of Poděbrady at the confluence of the Cidlina and Elbe (Labe) rivers. The population of Libice is 1,314, it is 190m above sea-level, and its total area is 9.95 km².

1 History
2 Important buildings
3 External links
4 References

[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: