Město Libavá
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Město Libavá
| other_name =
| settlement_type = Municipality
| image_skyline = Město Libavá 2018 (10).jpg
| image_caption = Square in Město Libavá
| image_flag = Flag of Město Libavá.jpg
| image_shield = Coat of arms of Město Libavá.jpg
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{CZE}}
| subdivision_type1 = Region
| subdivision_name1 = Olomouc
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name2 = Olomouc
| image_map =
| map_caption =
| pushpin_map = Czech Republic
| pushpin_relief = 1
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in the Czech Republic
| coordinates = {{coord|49|43|19|N|17|31|4|E|display=inline,title}}
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| leader_title =
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| established_title = First mentioned
| established_date = 1301
| area_footnotes =
| area_total_km2 = 29.33
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 530
| population_as_of = 2025-01-01
| population_footnotes = {{cite web|title=Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2025|url=https://csu.gov.cz/produkty/population-of-municipalities-t4l3n8d2iw|publisher=Czech Statistical Office|date=2025-05-16}}
| population_total = 560
| population_density_km2 = auto
| timezone1 = CET
| utc_offset1 = +1
| timezone1_DST = CEST
| utc_offset1_DST = +2
| postal_code_type = Postal code
| postal_code = 783 07
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| website = {{URL|https://www.mesto-libava.eu/}}
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Město Libavá ({{langx|de|Liebau, Stadt Liebau}}) is a municipality and village in Olomouc District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants.
Administrative division
Město Libavá consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):{{cite web |title=Public Census 2021 – basic data|url=https://vdb.czso.cz/vdbvo2/faces/en/index.jsf?page=vystup-objekt-parametry&z=T&f=TABULKA&sp=A&skupId=4690&katalog=33475&pvo=SLD21043-CO|work=Public Database|publisher=Czech Statistical Office|language=cs|date=2022}}
- Město Libavá (441)
- Heroltovice (88)
Geography
Město Libavá is located about {{convert|23|km}} northeast of Olomouc. It lies in the Nízký Jeseník range. The highest point is at {{convert|722|m|ft|abbr=on}} above sea level. The stream Libavský potok flows through the municipality.
History
The first written mention of Město Libavá is from 1301, when it was a property of the Olomouc bishopric.{{cite web |title=Historie obce|url=http://www.mesto-libava.eu/informace-o-obci/historie/|publisher=Obec Město Libavá|language=cs|access-date=2020-09-14}}
Město Libavá became a separate municipality on 1 January 2016 by reduction of Libavá Military Training Area.
Demographics
{{historical populations
|align=none|cols=3
|1869|3048
|1880|3240
|1890|3348
|1900|3422
|1910|3267
|1921|3111
|1930|2950
|1950|5063
|1961|574
|1970|645
|1980|465
|1991|503
|2001|711
|2011|536
|2021|529
|source=Censuses{{cite web |title=Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011|url=https://csu.gov.cz/produkty/historicky-lexikon-obci-1869-az-2015|publisher=Czech Statistical Office|language=cs|date=2015-12-21}}{{cite web |title=Population Census 2021: Population by sex|url=https://vdb.czso.cz/vdbvo2/faces/en/index.jsf?page=vystup-objekt-parametry&z=T&f=TABULKA&sp=A&skupId=4429&katalog=33515&pvo=SLD21001-OB-OK|work=Public Database|publisher=Czech Statistical Office|date=2021-03-27}}}}
Transport
There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
Sights
File:Město Libavá, Stará Voda, pohled (2019-08-15; 01).jpg
The main landmark of Město Libavá is the Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross. It was built in the Baroque style in the 1660s. From 2016, it is owned by the municipality and is used for cultural and social purposes.{{cite web |title=Kostel Povýšení sv. Kříže|url=https://pamatkovykatalog.cz/kostel-povyseni-sv-krize-12954496|publisher=National Heritage Institute|language=cs|access-date=2024-02-19}}
The Church of Saints James the Great and Anne is located in a remote place called Stará Voda, where there was once a large pilgrimage complex with a Dominican monastery. The church was built in the Baroque style in 1681–1689, on the site of two old pilgrimage chapels.{{cite web |title=Kostel sv. Jakuba Většího a sv. Anny|url=https://pamatkovykatalog.cz/kostel-sv-jakuba-vetsiho-a-sv-anny-535370|publisher=National Heritage Institute|language=cs|access-date=2024-02-19}}
A rare technical monument is a Dutch-type windmill from the second half of the 19th century.{{cite web |title=Větrný mlýn|url=https://pamatkovykatalog.cz/vetrny-mlyn-532118|publisher=National Heritage Institute|language=cs|access-date=2024-02-19}}
Notable people
- John M. Oesterreicher (1904–1993), Austrian-American Catholic theologian
References
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External links
{{commons category|Město Libavá}}
- {{official|https://www.mesto-libava.eu/}}
{{Olomouc District}}
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