Krabčice

Krabčice
Municipality
View on Krabčice from Říp
Flag Coat of arms
Krabčice Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°24′20″N 14°18′5″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Ústí nad Labem
District	Litoměřice
First mentioned	1226
Area
• Total	10.31 km2 (3.98 sq mi)
Elevation	268 m (879 ft)
Population  (2020-01-01)
• Total	898
• Density	87/km2 (230/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	411 87
Website	www.krabcice.cz

Krabčice (German: Krabschitz) is a municipality and village in Litoměřice District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 900 inhabitants.

Krabčice lies approximately 20 kilometres (12 mi) south-east of Litoměřice, 34 km (21 mi) south-east of Ústí nad Labem, and 37 km (23 mi) north of Prague.

Administrative parts

Villages of Rovné and Vesce are administrative parts of Krabčice.

Geography

The municipality lies southeast of Roudnice nad Labem and is 268 metres above sea level. It is located in the Elbe lowlands at the foot of Říp Mountain.

History

The first written mention of Krabčice is from 1226, when Matěj and Václav Nemoj from the Vršovci family gave the land to the monastery in Doksany. However, it was removed from Doksany by King Sigismund in order to assign it as a pledge to the Lords of Rous of Svinov. At the end of the 16th century it was purchased by William of Rosenberg.

Population development

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 686 —     1880 803 +17.1% 1890 855 +6.5% 1900 974 +13.9% 1910 1,056 +8.4% 1921 1,122 +6.2% 1930 1,129 +0.6% 1950 833 −26.2%

Year Pop. ±% 1961 993 +19.2% 1970 912 −8.2% 1980 880 −3.5% 1991 852 −3.2% 2001 910 +6.8% 2011 928 +2.0% 2020 898 −3.2%

Gallery

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  Evangelic Church
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  View from from Říp