Libočany
Libočany | |
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 Church of All Saints | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Libočany Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 50°20′0″N 13°30′49″E / 50.33333°N 13.51361°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Ústí nad Labem |
| District | Louny |
| First mentioned | 1226 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ivan Teuber |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5.69 km2 (2.20 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 205 m (673 ft) |
| Population (2022-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 533 |
| • Density | 94/km2 (240/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 439 75 |
| Website | www |
Libočany (German: Libotschan) is a municipality and village in Louny District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants. It is known as the birthplace of Wenceslaus Hajek, the most renowned Czech chronicler.
Geography
Libočany is located next to the town of Žatec, about 20 kilometres (12 mi) west of Louny and 65 km (40 mi) northwest of Prague. It lies in an agricultural landscape of the Most Basin. The municipality is situated on the right bank of the Ohře River. The Liboc River flows through the village, its confluence with the Ohře is located just beyond the municipal border.
History
The first written mention of Libočany is from 1226, when it was a property of the Premonstratensian monastery in Doksany. In 1770, Václav Karel Schroll of Schrollenberg built a new château on the site of an older stronghold with a new Baroque church and rectory in Rococo style.[2]
Before 1918 Libočany was part of the Bohemian part of the Austrian Empire. In 1919 it became part of the newly independent Czechoslovakia. In 1938, along with the Sudetenland, it was annexed by Nazi Germany after the Munich Agreement. In 1945 it was restored to Czechoslovakia and most of its German speaking inhabitants were expelled.
Beer
The brewery from the 19th century produced beer even for US trade with a stock in New York.[3] The Liebotschaner Beer was among four Bohemian beer brands exported to the USA (the others were Pilsner Urquell, Budweiser Bier, and Michelob). The latter place, as well as Liebotschan, are located in the Saaz hops region.[4] Several local American breweries have produced beer under the name of the village, or abbreviated to Lieb (e.g. Chattanooga Brewing Co. in Tennessee,[5] Stegmaier Brewing Company,[6] or Lion Brewery, Inc., Wilkes-Barre in Pennsylvania;[7] Genesee's Liebotschaner Beer was pronounced best of Rochester's post repeal brews in 1932.[8]
The production of beer in Libočany ended after World War I when the Austrian-Hungarian Empire was dissolved and Czechoslovak authorities took over. The buildings of the brewery were demolished in 1939 (during the era of German occupation of Czech lands).[3] After World War II, in socialist Czechoslovakia, it was replaced by a collective farm.
Notable people
- Wenceslaus Hajek (?–1553), chronicler
- Božena Viková-Kunětická (1862–1934), politician, writer, and feminist; lived here in 1921–1934[9]
References
- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2022". Czech Statistical Office. 29 April 2022.
- ^ "Všeobecné údaje" (in Czech). Obec Libočany. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
- ^ a b "Kronika v datech 1798–1918" (in Czech). Obec Libočany. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
- ^ "Přesměrování článků z původních stránek | Konkursní noviny" (in Czech). Konkursni-noviny.cz. Archived from the original on 24 February 2012. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
- ^ "Brewing in Chattanooga, Tennessee". Archived from the original on 27 December 2008.
- ^ "Keg Labels". Usbeerstuff.com. 19 August 2008. Archived from the original on 2 November 2013. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
- ^ "American Brews- Man of 1000 Beers". Web.archive.org. 27 October 2009. Archived from the original on 27 October 2009. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
- ^ "High Falls Brewery: History". Archived from the original on 3 June 2009.
- ^ "Doplněk práce české menšiny" (in Czech). Obec Libočany. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
External links
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