Klabava

Klabava
Municipality
Houses in the village
Flag Coat of arms
Klabava Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°45′13″N 13°32′22″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Plzeň
District	Rokycany
First mentioned	1401
Area
• Total	1.50 km^2 (0.58 sq mi)
Elevation	379 m (1,243 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	523
• Density	350/km^2 (900/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	338 41
Website	www.klabava.eu

Klabava is a municipality and village in Rokycany District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants.

Geography

Klabava is located about 4 kilometres (2 mi) west of Rokycany and 11 km (7 mi) east of Plzeň. It lies in the Švihov Highlands. The highest point is at 413 m (1,355 ft) above sea level. The municipality is situated on the right bank of the Klabava River and on the shore of the Klabava Reservoir, built on the river. However, the reservoir is located completely outside the municipal territory.

History

The document relating Klabava to the year 1368 is a forgery from the 15th century. The first trustworthy written mention of Klabava is in a deed of King Wenceslaus IV from 1401, when the village was owned by the monastery in Rokycany. From the 17th century until 1926, iron ore was mined near Klabava and there was an ironworks in the village.[2]

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 666 —     1880 798 +19.8% 1890 686 −14.0% 1900 675 −1.6% 1910 671 −0.6%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 641 −4.5% 1930 642 +0.2% 1950 562 −12.5% 1961 550 −2.1% 1970 517 −6.0%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 430 −16.8% 1991 395 −8.1% 2001 379 −4.1% 2011 437 +15.3% 2021 473 +8.2%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

Transport

Klabava has a station on the regional railway line Plzeň–Beroun.[5] However, this station is located just beyond the municipal border.

Sights

Chapel

There are no protected cultural monuments in the municipality.[6] A landmark is the chapel in the centre of Klabava.[2]

Paleontology

Klabava gave its name to a geological formation from the Ordovician period.[7]

References

1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
2. "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Klabava. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
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. "Detail stanice Klabava" (in Czech). České dráhy. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
6. "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Klabava". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-08-26.
7. Kraft, P.; Kraft, J.; Verner, K. "Stratotyp Klabavského souvrství (ordovik Pražské pánve): od biostratigrafie k litostratigrafii" (PDF) (in Czech). Czech Geological Society. Retrieved 2024-03-27.

External links

• Official website