Babice (Prague-East District)

Babice
Babice
Municipality
	Road to Babice
	Flag Coat of arms
	Babice Location in the Czech Republic
	Coordinates: 50°0′23″N 14°42′56″E / 50.00639°N 14.71556°E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Central Bohemian
District	Prague-East
First mentioned	1381
Area
• Total	5.57 km2 (2.15 sq mi)
Elevation	384 m (1,260 ft)
Population (2024-01-01)
• Total	1,455
• Density	260/km2 (680/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	251 01
Website	babiceurican.cz

Babice is a municipality and village in Prague-East District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,500 inhabitants.

Etymology[edit]

The name is derived from the surname Bába, meaning "the village of Bába's people".^[2]

Geography[edit]

Babice is located about 15 kilometres (9 mi) east of Prague. It lies in the Benešov Uplands. The Výmola Stream flows through the municipality and supplies a system of fishponds south of the village.

History[edit]

The first written mention of Babice is from 1381.^[3]

Demographics[edit]

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	452	—
1880	471	+4.2%
1890	462	−1.9%
1900	394	−14.7%
1910	437	+10.9%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	444	+1.6%
1930	391	−11.9%
1950	361	−7.7%
1961	348	−3.6%
1970	288	−17.2%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	236	−18.1%
1991	186	−21.2%
2001	264	+41.9%
2011	843	+219.3%
2021	1,415	+67.9%

Source: Censuses^[4]^[5]

Transport[edit]

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

Sights[edit]

Babice is poor in monuments. The only protected cultural monument in the municipality is an archaeological site where the medieval village of Janovičky stood.^[6] There is a small wooden belfry and a crucifix in the centre of the village.

References[edit]

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
^ Profous, Antonín (1947). Místní jména v Čechách I: A–H (in Czech). pp. 22–23.
^ "Babice" (in Czech). National Library of the Czech Republic. Retrieved 2022-08-23.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Praha-východ" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 1–2.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
^ "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Babice". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-06-19.

External links[edit]

Official website

[1] "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.

[2] Profous, Antonín (1947). Místní jména v Čechách I: A–H (in Czech). pp. 22–23.

[3] "Babice" (in Czech). National Library of the Czech Republic. Retrieved 2022-08-23.

[4] "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Praha-východ" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 1–2.

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

[6] "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Babice". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-06-19.

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