Litvínovice

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
Chapel
Chapel
Flag of Litvínovice
Coat of arms of Litvínovice
Litvínovice is located in Czech Republic
Litvínovice
Litvínovice
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 48°57′44″N 14°27′5″E / 48.96222°N 14.45139°E / 48.96222; 14.45139
Country Czech Republic
RegionSouth Bohemian
DistrictČeské Budějovice
First mentioned1259
Area
 • Total5.82 km2 (2.25 sq mi)
Elevation
389 m (1,276 ft)
Population
 (2023-01-01)[1]
 • Total2,748
 • Density470/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
370 01
Websitewww.litvinovice.cz

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

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869546—    
1880566+3.7%
1890684+20.8%
1900704+2.9%
1910937+33.1%
YearPop.±%
1921824−12.1%
1930910+10.4%
1950764−16.0%
1961921+20.5%
1970858−6.8%
YearPop.±%
1980821−4.3%
1991854+4.0%
20011,107+29.6%
20112,215+100.1%
20212,650+19.6%
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]

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