Lípa (Havlíčkův Brod District)
Lípa | |
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![]() Centre of Lípa | |
Coordinates: 49°33′15″N 15°32′41″E / 49.55417°N 15.54472°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Vysočina |
District | Havlíčkův Brod |
First mentioned | 1351 |
Area | |
• Total | 14.70 km2 (5.68 sq mi) |
Elevation | 505 m (1,657 ft) |
Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 1,175 |
• Density | 80/km2 (210/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 580 01, 582 53, 582 57 |
Website | www |
Lípa is a municipality and village in Havlíčkův Brod District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,200 inhabitants.
Administrative division
[edit]Lípa consists of four municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):[2]
- Lípa (811)
- Chválkov (31)
- Dobrohostov (160)
- Petrkov (136)
Etymology
[edit]The name literally means 'linden' in Czech.
Geography
[edit]Lípa is located about 6 kilometres (4 mi) south of Havlíčkův Brod and 17 km (11 mi) north of Jihlava. The northern part of the municipal territory lies in the Upper Sázava Hills, the southern part lies in the Křemešník Highlands. The highest point is at 599 m (1,965 ft) above sea level. The Žabinec Stream flows along the eastern municipal border.
History
[edit]The first written mention of Lípa is from 1351.[3]
Demographics
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Transport
[edit]Lípa is located on the railway line Havlíčkův Brod–Humpolec.[6]
Sights
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The most valuable building is the small castle in Petrkov. It was originally a fortress, first documented in 1540, which was rebuilt in the first half of the 18th century. Bohuslav Reynek was born there.[7] Today the Petrkov Castle houses the Czech-French Cultural Centre Petrkov, managed by the Memorial of National Literature. It was founded in honour of the work of Reynek and his French wife Suzanne Renaud.[8]
The main landmark of the village of Lípa is a Marian column from 1760.[9]
Notable people
[edit]- Bohuslav Reynek (1892–1971), poet, writer, painter and translator
References
[edit]- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 17 May 2024.
- ^ "Public Census 2021 – basic data". Public Database (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2022.
- ^ "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Lípa. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
- ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 21 December 2015.
- ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 27 March 2021.
- ^ "Detail stanice Lípa" (in Czech). České dráhy. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
- ^ "Zámeček" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
- ^ "Česko-francouzské kulturní centrum Petrkov" (in Czech). Memorial of National Literature. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
- ^ "Mariánský sloup" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
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