Klabava

Klabava
Klabava
Municipality
	Houses in the village
	Flag Coat of arms
	Klabava Location in the Czech Republic
	Coordinates: 49°45′13″N 13°32′22″E / 49.75361°N 13.53944°E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Plzeň
District	Rokycany
First mentioned	1401
Area
• Total	1.50 km2 (0.58 sq mi)
Elevation	379 m (1,243 ft)
Population (2023-01-01)
• Total	492
• Density	330/km2 (850/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	338 41
Website	www.klabava.eu

Klabava is a municipality and village in Rokycany District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants.

Geography[edit]

Klabava is located about 4 kilometres (2 mi) west of Rokycany and 11 km (7 mi) east of Plzeň. It lies in the Švihov Highlands. The highest point is at 413 m (1,355 ft) above sea level. The municipality is situated on the right bank of the Klabava River and on the shore of the Klabava pond, built on the river. However, the pond is located completely outside the municipal territory.

History[edit]

The document relating Klabava to the year 1368 is a forgery from the 15th century. The first trustworthy written mention of Klabava is in a deed of King Wenceslaus IV from 1401, when the village was owned by the monastery in Rokycany. From the 17th century until 1926, iron ore was mined near Klabava and there was an ironworks in the village.^[2]

Demographics[edit]

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	666	—
1880	798	+19.8%
1890	686	−14.0%
1900	675	−1.6%
1910	671	−0.6%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	641	−4.5%
1930	642	+0.2%
1950	562	−12.5%
1961	550	−2.1%
1970	517	−6.0%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	430	−16.8%
1991	395	−8.1%
2001	379	−4.1%
2011	437	+15.3%
2021	473	+8.2%

Source: Censuses^[3]^[4]

Transport[edit]

Klabava has a station on the regional railway line Plzeň–Beroun.^[5] However, this station is located just beyond the municipal border.

Sights[edit]

There are no protected cultural monuments in the municipality.^[6] A landmark is the chapel in the centre of Klabava.^[2]

Paleontology[edit]

Klabava gave its name to a geological formation from the Ordovician period.^[7]

References[edit]

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
^ ^a ^b "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Klabava. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Rokycany" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 3–4.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
^ "Detail stanice Klabava" (in Czech). České dráhy. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
^ "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Klabava". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
^ Kraft, P.; Kraft, J.; Verner, K. "Stratotyp Klabavského souvrství (ordovik Pražské pánve): od biostratigrafie k litostratigrafii" (PDF) (in Czech). Czech Geological Society. Retrieved 2024-03-27.

External links[edit]

Official website

[1] "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.

[history-2] "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Klabava. Retrieved 2024-03-27.

[3] "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Rokycany" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 3–4.

[4] "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.

[5] "Detail stanice Klabava" (in Czech). České dráhy. Retrieved 2024-03-27.

[6] "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Klabava". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-03-27.

[7] Kraft, P.; Kraft, J.; Verner, K. "Stratotyp Klabavského souvrství (ordovik Pražské pánve): od biostratigrafie k litostratigrafii" (PDF) (in Czech). Czech Geological Society. Retrieved 2024-03-27.

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