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Slabce

Coordinates: 50°0′0″N 13°42′53″E / 50.00000°N 13.71472°E / 50.00000; 13.71472
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Slabce
Main street
Main street
Flag of Slabce
Coat of arms of Slabce
Slabce is located in Czech Republic
Slabce
Slabce
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°0′0″N 13°42′53″E / 50.00000°N 13.71472°E / 50.00000; 13.71472
Country Czech Republic
RegionCentral Bohemian
DistrictRakovník
First mentioned1352
Area
 • Total27.64 km2 (10.67 sq mi)
Elevation
419 m (1,375 ft)
Population
 (2024-01-01)[1]
 • Total722
 • Density26/km2 (68/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
270 41
Websitewww.slabce.cz

Slabce (Czech pronunciation: [ˈslaptsɛ]) is a market town in Rakovník District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 700 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

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The villages of Kostelík, Malé Slabce, Modřejovice, Nová Ves, Rousínov, Skupá and Svinařov are administrative parts of Slabce.

Etymology

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The name is derived from the old Czech word slabec (i.e. 'weakling'), meaning "the village of weaklings".[2]

Geography

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Slabce is located about 5 kilometres (3 mi) south of Rakovník and 43 km (27 mi) west of Prague. It lies in the Plasy Uplands. The highest point is the hill Hůrka at 492 m (1,614 ft) above sea level. The Berounka River flows along the southern municipal border. The almost entire municipal territory lies in the Křivoklátsko Protected Landscape Area.

History

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The first written mention of Slabce is from 1352.[2]

Demographics

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Historical population
YearPop.±%
18692,406—    
18802,120−11.9%
18902,079−1.9%
19001,879−9.6%
19101,913+1.8%
YearPop.±%
19211,840−3.8%
19301,731−5.9%
19501,325−23.5%
19611,186−10.5%
1970953−19.6%
YearPop.±%
1980796−16.5%
1991699−12.2%
2001701+0.3%
2011709+1.1%
2021675−4.8%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

Transport

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There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.

Sights

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Slabce Castle

The main landmarks of Slabce are the church and the castle. The Church of Saint Nicholas was originally a Romanesque building, probably from the beginning of the 12h century. At the end of the 18th century, it was rebuilt in the Baroque style.[5][6]

The Slabce Castle is a valuable complex of a Baroque manor house. It was founded at the beginning of the 18th century and gradually rebuilt in the 18th and 19th centuries. A part of the castle complex is a landscape park with an area of 13 ha (32 acres).[5][7]

The Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary is located in Rousínov. It was built in the Gothic style in the 14th century. In the mid-18th century, it was rebuilt into its present form.[5][8]

Notable people

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References

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  1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
  2. ^ a b Profous, Antonín (1957). Místní jména v Čechách IV: S–Ž (in Czech). p. 91.
  3. ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
  4. ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
  5. ^ a b c "Památky" (in Czech). Městys Slabce. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
  6. ^ "Kostel sv. Mikuláše" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
  7. ^ "Zámek" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
  8. ^ "Kostel Narození Panny Marie" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
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