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Slabce | |
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  Slabce Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 50°0′0″N 13°42′53″E / 50.00000°N 13.71472°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Central Bohemian |
| District | Rakovník |
| First mentioned | 1352 |
| Area | |
• Total | 27.64 km2 (10.67 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 419 m (1,375 ft) |
| Population (2026-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 734 |
| • Density | 26.6/km2 (68.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 270 41 |
| Website | www |
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 division
[edit]Slabce consists of eight municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):[2]
- Slabce (338)
- Kostelík (33)
- Malé Slabce (11)
- Modřejovice (96)
- Nová Ves (14)
- Rousínov (106)
- Skupá (38)
- Svinařov (39)
Etymology
[edit]The name is derived from the old Czech word slabec (i.e. 'weakling'), meaning "the village of weaklings".[3]
Geography
[edit]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. Almost the entire municipal territory lies in the Křivoklátsko Protected Landscape Area.
History
[edit]The first written mention of Slabce is from 1352.[3]
Demographics
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Transport
[edit]There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
Sights
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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.[6][7]
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).[6][8]
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.[6][9]
Notable people
[edit]- Karel Burian (1870–1924), operatic tenor
References
[edit]- ↑ "Population in municipalities as at 1. 1". DataStat. Czech Statistical Office. 2026-05-18.
- ↑ "Public Census 2021 – basic data". Public Database (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2022.
- 1 2 Profous, Antonín (1957). Místní jména v Čechách IV: S–Ž (in Czech). p. 91.
- ↑ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
- ↑ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
- 1 2 3 "Památky" (in Czech). Městys Slabce. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
- ↑ "Kostel sv. Mikuláše" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
- ↑ "Zámek" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
- ↑ "Kostel Narození Panny Marie" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
External links
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