Holubice (Prague-West District)

Holubice
Holubice
Municipality
	View from the pond towards the church
	Flag Coat of arms
	Holubice Location in the Czech Republic
	Coordinates: 50°12′11″N 14°17′35″E / 50.20306°N 14.29306°E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Central Bohemian
District	Prague-West
First mentioned	1204
Area
• Total	7.96 km2 (3.07 sq mi)
Elevation	187 m (614 ft)
Population (2023-01-01)
• Total	2,149
• Density	270/km2 (700/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	252 65
Website	www.holubicekozinec.cz

Holubice is a municipality and village in Prague-West District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,100 inhabitants.

Administrative parts[edit]

The village of Kozinec is an administrative part of Holubice.

Etymology[edit]

The name is derived from the personal name Holub, meaning "the village of Holub's people". The word holub means 'pigeon'.^[2]

Geography[edit]

Holubice is located about 13 kilometres (8 mi) north of Prague. It lies in the Prague Plateau. The highest point is the hill Ers at 345 m (1,132 ft) above sea level.

History[edit]

The first written mention of Holubice is in a donation deed of King Ottokar I from 1204. From 1547 to 1622, the village was owned by the Gryspek of Gryspach family. After their properties were confiscated by the royal chamber as a result of the Battle of the White Mountain, Polyxena of Lobkowicz acquired Holubice in 1623. Since then, it was property of the Lobkowicz family.^[3]

Demographics[edit]

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	830	—
1880	925	+11.4%
1890	914	−1.2%
1900	980	+7.2%
1910	957	−2.3%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	980	+2.4%
1930	996	+1.6%
1950	751	−24.6%
1961	769	+2.4%
1970	735	−4.4%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	646	−12.1%
1991	577	−10.7%
2001	609	+5.5%
2011	1,659	+172.4%
2021	2,331	+40.5%

Source: Censuses^[4]^[5]

Transport[edit]

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

Sights[edit]

The most important monument is the Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary. It is a Romanesque-Gothic building with the core from the first half of the 13th century. It was rebuilt several times, but retains its medieval character.^[6]

Paleontology[edit]

In 1878 a few fossil fragments of some small Cretaceous reptile (presumably a small dinosaur of uncertain affinities) were found here. Czech naturalist Antonín Frič named it Procerosaurus exogyrarum, now it is known as Ponerosteus exogyrarum.^[7]

References[edit]

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 23 May 2023.
^ Profous, Antonín (1947). Místní jména v Čechách I: A–H (in Czech). p. 672.
^ "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Holubice. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Praha-západ" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 21 December 2015. pp. 3–4.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 27 March 2021.
^ "Kostel Narození Panny Marie" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
^ "Dinosauři v Čechách" (in Czech). Scienceworld.cz. 12 June 2009. Retrieved 27 March 2023.

External links[edit]

Official website

[1] "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 23 May 2023.

[2] Profous, Antonín (1947). Místní jména v Čechách I: A–H (in Czech). p. 672.

[3] "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Holubice. Retrieved 27 March 2023.

[4] "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Praha-západ" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 21 December 2015. pp. 3–4.

[5] "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 27 March 2021.

[6] "Kostel Narození Panny Marie" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 27 March 2023.

[7] "Dinosauři v Čechách" (in Czech). Scienceworld.cz. 12 June 2009. Retrieved 27 March 2023.

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