Libchavy (german: Lichwe) is a municipality in
ĂstĂ nad OrlicĂ District
ĂstĂ nad OrlicĂ District ( cs, okres ĂstĂ nad OrlicĂ) is a district (''okres'') within Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of ĂstĂ nad OrlicĂ. The district has borders with Pardubice District to the west, Svita ...
in the
Pardubice Region
Pardubice Region ( cs, PardubickĂœ kraj; , ; pl, Kraj pardubicki) is an administrative unit ( cs, kraj) of the Czech Republic, located mainly in the eastern part of its historical region of Bohemia, with a small part in northwestern Moravia. I ...
of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,800 inhabitants.
Libchavy lies approximately north of
ĂstĂ nad OrlicĂ
ĂstĂ nad OrlicĂ (; german: Wildenschwert) is a town in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 14,000 inhabitants. The town lies in the OrlickĂ© hory, OrlickĂ© Mountains on the confluence of the rivers TichĂĄ Orlice and TĆebov ...
, east of
Pardubice
Pardubice (; german: Pardubitz) is a city in the Czech Republic. It has about 89,000 inhabitants. It is the capital city of the Pardubice Region and lies on the Elbe River. The historic centre is well preserved and is protected as an urban monume ...
, and east of
Prague
Prague ( ; cs, Praha ; german: Prag, ; la, Praga) is the capital and largest city in the Czech Republic, and the historical capital of Bohemia. On the Vltava river, Prague is home to about 1.3 million people. The city has a temperate ...
.
Administrative parts
Libchavy consists of two villages; DolnĂ Libchavy and HornĂ Libchavy.
Economy
Since 1991, Libchavy is home to a major manufacturer of buses
SOR Libchavy
SOR Libchavy (SdruĆŸenĂ OpravĂĄrenstvĂ a Rozvoje) is a Czech manufacturer of buses for urban, intercity and tourist traffic and trolleybuses. It was established in Libchavy in 1991.
History
Until 1990, the company produced and repaired agric ...
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References
Villages in ĂstĂ nad OrlicĂ District
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