Libhošť
Libhošť | |
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 General view of Libhošť | |
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  Libhošť Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 49°37′35″N 18°4′37″E / 49.62639°N 18.07694°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Moravian-Silesian |
| District | Nový Jičín |
| First mentioned | 1411 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 8.20 km2 (3.17 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 295 m (968 ft) |
| Population (2023-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,761 |
| • Density | 210/km2 (560/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 742 57 |
| Website | www |
Libhošť (German: Liebisch) is a municipality and village in Nový Jičín District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,800 inhabitants.
Libhošť lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) northeast of Nový Jičín, 27 km (17 mi) southwest of Ostrava, and 268 km (167 mi) east of Prague.
History[edit]
The first written mention of Libhošť is from 1411, however the village maybe existed already in 1230.[2]
In 1976 Libhošť was joined to Nový Jičín. On 1 January 2011 the village separated from Nový Jičín and became an independent municipality again.[2][3]
Demographics[edit]
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1869 | 1,049 | — |
| 1880 | 1,149 | +9.5% |
| 1890 | 1,250 | +8.8% |
| 1900 | 1,373 | +9.8% |
| 1910 | 1,505 | +9.6% |
| 1921 | 1,594 | +5.9% |
| 1930 | 1,736 | +8.9% |
| 1950 | 1,506 | −13.2% |
| 1961 | 1,658 | +10.1% |
| 1970 | 1,603 | −3.3% |
| 1980 | 1,609 | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 1,561 | −3.0% |
| 2001 | 1,645 | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 1,539 | −6.4% |
| 2021 | 1,699 | +10.4% |
| Source: Censuses[4][5] | ||
References[edit]
- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 23 May 2023.
- ^ a b "Základní informace" (in Czech). Obec Libhošť. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
- ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 21 December 2015. p. 290.
- ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Nový Jičín" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 21 December 2015. pp. 3–4.
- ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 27 March 2021.
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