Litoboř

Litoboř
Municipality
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Litoboř Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°27′0″N 16°0′55″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Hradec Králové
District	Náchod
First mentioned	1369
Area
• Total	3.52 km^2 (1.36 sq mi)
Elevation	394 m (1,293 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	110
• Density	31/km^2 (81/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	552 05
Website	litobor.webnode.cz

Litoboř is a municipality and village in Náchod District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 100 inhabitants.

Geography

Litoboř is located about 11 km (7 mi) northwest of Náchod and 29 km (18 mi) northeast of Hradec Králové. It lies in the Giant Mountains Foothills. The highest point is at 465 m (1,526 ft) above sea level. The village is situated along the stream Hluboký potok, which originates here.

History

The first written mention of Litoboř is from 1369, when there was a wooden fortress. In 1517, Litoboř ceased to be a separate estate and was annexed to the Rýzmburk estate. In 1534, when Jan IV of Pernštejn bought the estate, the fortress in Litoboř was already abandoned. From 1578, Litoboř was split into two parts with different owners. In 1613, one of the parts was annexed to the Náchod estate. From 1637, the entire Litoboř was part of the Náchod estate.[2]

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 538 —     1880 505 −6.1% 1890 512 +1.4% 1900 472 −7.8% 1910 495 +4.9%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 382 −22.8% 1930 334 −12.6% 1950 244 −26.9% 1961 216 −11.5% 1970 157 −27.3%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 130 −17.2% 1991 97 −25.4% 2001 94 −3.1% 2011 103 +9.6% 2021 93 −9.7%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

Economy

The municipality has primarily been a leisure destination in recent decades. Less than 40% of dwellings are continuously occupied; the other houses are primarily utilised for individual recreation.[5]

Transport

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

Sights

Litoboř is poor in monuments. The only protected cultural monuments are field remains of a fortress, now an archaeological site, and a rural house from the end of the 18th century.[6]

References

1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
2. "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Litoboř. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
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. "Obec Litoboř" (in Czech). Obec Litoboř. Retrieved 2022-11-02.
6. "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Litoboř". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-08-23.

External links

• Official website