Litvínovice (German: Leitnowitz) is a municipality and village in České Budějovice District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,700 inhabitants.
Litvínovice | |
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Coordinates: 48°57′44″N 14°27′5″E / 48.96222°N 14.45139°E | |
Country | Czech Republic |
Region | South Bohemian |
District | České Budějovice |
First mentioned | 1259 |
Area | |
• Total | 5.82 km2 (2.25 sq mi) |
Elevation | 389 m (1,276 ft) |
Population (2023-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 2,748 |
• Density | 470/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 370 01 |
Website | www |
Administrative parts
The villages of Mokré and Šindlovy Dvory are administrative parts of Litvínovice.
Geography
Litvínovice is located about 1 kilometre (1 mi) west of České Budějovice. It lies in the České Budějovice Basin. The highest point is at 458 m (1,503 ft) above sea level. In the centre of the village is a system of fishponds, supplied by a local brook.
On 11 February 1929, the lowest temperature ever in the Czech Republic and Czechoslovakia of -42.2 °C was recorded in Litvínovice.[2]
History
The first written mention of Litvínovice is in a deed of Vok I of Rosenberg from 1259.[3]
Demographics
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Source: Censuses[4][5] |
Transport
The I/3 road (part of the European route E55), specifically the section from České Budějovice to the Czech-Austrian border in Dolní Dvořiště, runs through the municipality.
Sights
There are two protected cultural monuments: a stone niche chapel from 1834 and a water tank from 1875.[6]