Libošovice is a municipality and village in

Jičín District Jičín District () is a Okres, district in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Jičín. Administrative division Jičín District is divided into three Districts of the Czech Republic#Municipalities with ...

in the

Hradec Králové Region Hradec Králové Region (, ) is an administrative unit () of the Czech Republic located in the north-eastern part of the historical region of Bohemia. It is named after its capital Hradec Králové. The region neighbours the Pardubice Region in t ...

of the

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. It has about 500 inhabitants. It is known for the medieval

Kost Castle Kost Castle () is a Gothic castle in Libošovice municipality in Jičín District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It lies in the nature region of Bohemian Paradise and is owned by Kinský dal Borgo noble family. History an ...

, protected as a national cultural monument.

Administrative division

Libošovice consists of nine municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Libošovice (307) *Dobšice (36) *Malá Lhota (12) *Malechovice (25) *Meziluží (23) *Nepřívěc (36) *Podkost (47) *Rytířova Lhota (44) *Vesec u Sobotky (31)

Etymology

The name is derived from the personal name Liboš, meaning "the village of Liboš's people".

Geography

Libošovice is located about northwest of

Jičín Jičín (; or ''Gitschin'') is a town in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 16,000 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an Cultural monument (Czech Republic)#Monument reservatio ...

and south of

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. It lies in the

Jičín Uplands The Jičín Uplands () are uplands and a geomorphological mesoregion of the Czech Republic. It is located in the Hradec Králové, Liberec and Central Bohemian regions. Geomorphology The Jičín Uplands are a mesoregion of the North Bohemian ...

. The highest point is the hill Hůra at above sea level. The Klenice River originates here, flows through the Libošovice village and then supplies the fishpond Bílý rybník within the municipality. The Žehrovka Stream flows along the northern municipal border. The entire municipal territory lies in the

Bohemian Paradise Bohemian Paradise () is a natural and cultural region in the Czech Republic. It is a designated protected landscape area with an area of . Bohemian Paradise is also the name of a geopark with an area of , which is the only UNESCO Global Geopark ...

Protected Landscape Area.

History

The first written mention of Libošovice is from 1353. Its history is connected with the

, which was built in 1349 at the latest.

Demographics

Transport

Libošovice is located on the railway line

Mladá Boleslav Mladá Boleslav (; ) is a city in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 47,000 inhabitants. It lies on the left bank of the Jizera (river), Jizera River. Mladá Boleslav is the second most populated city in the region. I ...

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Sights

Libošovice is known for the Kost Castle, located above Podkost. It is one of the best-preserved Gothic castles in the country, built before 1349, with significant late Gothic and Renaissance reconstructions. For its value, it is protected as a national cultural monument. Today it is open to the public and offers guided tours. The main landmark of the centre of Libošovice is the Church of Saint Procopius. It was built in the late Gothic style in the second half of the 16th century. In 1874, it was modified to its present form. The Church of the Finding of the True Cross is located in Nepřívěc. It is a rural Gothic church. Next to the church is a separate octagonal Baroque bell tower. This stone tower was built in 1786 and probably replaced an older wooden bell tower. For its preserved folk architecture, the village of Vesec u Sobotky is protected as a village monument reservation. It consists of timber-framed storey houses and farm buildings from the 18th and 19th centuries.

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