Klapý is a municipality and village in

Litoměřice District Litoměřice District () is a Okres, district in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Litoměřice. Administrative division Litoměřice District is divided into three Districts of the Czech Republic#Munici ...

in the

Ústí nad Labem Region Ústí nad Labem Region or Ústecký Region () is an Regions of the Czech Republic, administrative unit () of the Czech Republic, located in the north-western part of the historical land of Bohemia, and named after the capital, Ústí nad Labem. I ...

of the

Czech Republic The Czech Republic, also known as Czechia, and historically known as Bohemia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the south ...

. It has about 500 inhabitants.

Geography

Klapý is located about southwest of

Litoměřice Litoměřice (; ) is a town in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 23,000 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an urban monument reservation. The town is the seat of the Roman C ...

and south of

Ústí nad Labem Ústí nad Labem (; ) is a city in the Czech Republic. It has about 91,000 inhabitants and is the capital of the Ústí nad Labem Region. It is a major industrial centre and, besides being an active river port, is an important railway junction. ...

. It lies in a flat agricultural landscape of the

Lower Ohře Table The Lower Ohře Table () is a plateau and a geomorphological mesoregion of the Czech Republic. It is located in the Ústí nad Labem and Central Bohemian regions. Geomorphology The Lower Ohře Table is a mesoregion of the Central Bohemian Tab ...

. The highest point is the

Hazmburk Hazmburk (, literally "Hare Castle") is a solitary hill in the Lower Ohře Table plateau with an elevation of . It is located in the municipality of Klapý in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. Castle At the top of the mountain ...

hill at above sea level.

History

The first written mention of Klapý is from 1197, when a part of the village was donated to the

Teplá Abbey Teplá Abbey (; ) is a Premonstratensian abbey in Teplá in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. It is included in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Prague, Archdiocese of Prague. History Teplá Abbey was founded in 1193 by the Beat ...

. In 1237, the abbey bought the second part of the village. In the second half of the 13th century, Klapý Castle was founded on a hill above the village. In 1300, the estate was owned by the Lichtemburk family. The Klapý estate was then shortly owned by King

John of Bohemia John of Bohemia, also called the Blind or of Luxembourg (; ; ; 10 August 1296 – 26 August 1346), was the Count of Luxembourg from 1313 and King of Bohemia from 1310 and titular King of Poland. He is well known for having died while fighting ...

, who sold it to the Zajíc of Valdek family. From 1341, the castle was known as Hazmburk and the family called themselves Zajíc of Hazmburk. The family held the Hazmburk estate until 1558, when they sold it to the

Lobkowicz family The House of Lobkowicz (''Lobkovicové'' in modern Czech, sg. ''z Lobkovic''; ''Lobkowitz'' in German) is an important Bohemian noble family that dates back to the 14th century and is one of the oldest noble families of the region. Over the cent ...

. In 1586, the castle was described as abandoned and Klapý was a part of the

Libochovice Libochovice () is a town in Litoměřice District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 3,400 inhabitants. Administrative division Libochovice consists of three municipal parts (in brackets population according to the ...

estate. In 1613, the estate was acquired by the Sternberg family. From 1676 until 1849, the estate was owned by the

Dietrichstein family The House of Dietrichstein was one of the oldest and most prominent Austrian noble families originating in the Duchy of Carinthia. The family belonged to the high nobility (German: ''Hochadel''). The Nikolsburg branch was elevated to the rank o ...

Demographics

Transport

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

Sights

There is a ruin of the medieval Hazmburk Castle (also spelled Házmburk) on the Hazmburk hill. Today it is owned by ste state and is open to the public. The so-called White Tower serves as a lookout tower. The Church of Saint John the Baptist was built in the Gothic style in the 14th century and restored in 1493. In 1779, it was rebuilt in the Baroque style.

Notable people

Lubor J. Zink Lubor Jan Zink (September 20, 1920 – November 6, 2003) was a Czech-Canadian writer and columnist known for his anti-Communism. Early life Zink was born in Klapý, Czechoslovakia. He was a student of economics at Czech Technical University in Pra ...

(1920–2003), Czech-Canadian writer

References

External links

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