Lobendava () is a municipality and village in

Děčín District Děčín District () is a district in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the city of Děčín. Administrative division Děčín District is divided into three administrative districts of municipalities with extende ...

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 300 inhabitants. It is the northernmost municipality of the country.

Administrative division

Lobendava consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Lobendava (225) *Severní (43)

Etymology

The initial name of the settlement was Lobodov. The name was derived from the Slavic surname

Loboda Loboda (, , , ) is a surname derived from the Slavic word for plants of the genus Atriplex. It may refer to: * Alla Loboda (born 1998), Russian ice dancer * Dorota Łoboda (born 1975), Polish activist * Hryhory Loboda (? –1596), Hetman of the ...

, meaning "Loboda's (court)". The name was then distorted to Lobdov, and during the Germanization of the region, the village received the German name Lobedau. Another distortion evolved the name to Lobendau, from which the Czech name Lobendava was derived.

Geography

Lobendava is located about north of

Děčín Děčín (; ) is a city in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 46,000 inhabitants. It is the seventth largest municipality in the country by area. Děčín is an important traffic junction. Administrative division Děč ...

and northeast 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 the

Šluknov Hook Šluknov Hook (, ; or ), Šluknov Spur, or Šluknov Projection is a Salient (geography), salient region found in the northern Czech Republic along the border with Germany. Geography The area is part of the southern Lusatian Highlands, between ...

area on the border with

Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen States of Germany, constituent states have a total popu ...

and is adjacent to the German municipality

Neustadt in Sachsen Neustadt in Sachsen is a town in the Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge district, in Saxony, Germany. It is situated near the border with the Czech Republic, 35 km east of Dresden (centre), and 23 km southwest of Bautzen. At Neustadt, the ...

. Lobendava lies in the

Lusatian Highlands The Lusatian Highlands at www.silvaportal.info. Accessed on 10 July 2011. or Lusatian Hillsnorthernmost point is situated in the area of Severní, at .

History

The first written mention of Lobendava is from 1449. According to the municipal chronicle, it was founded at the turn of the 12th and 13th centuries, according to regional historians it could be founded already around 1084. The village was located on the historic Imperial route from

Prague Prague ( ; ) is the capital and List of cities and towns in the Czech Republic, largest city of the Czech Republic and the historical capital of Bohemia. Prague, located on the Vltava River, has a population of about 1.4 million, while its P ...

Dresden Dresden (; ; Upper Saxon German, Upper Saxon: ''Dräsdn''; , ) is the capital city of the States of Germany, German state of Saxony and its second most populous city after Leipzig. It is the List of cities in Germany by population, 12th most p ...

Demographics

Transport

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

Sights

The main landmark of Lobendava is the Church of the Visitation of the Virgin Mary. It was built in the Baroque style in 1709–1712. Next to the church is a Baroque rectory dating from 1767. On Annaberg hill is located the Chapel of Saint Anne. It is a Baroque pilgrimage chapel, built in 1775–1777. The

Stations of the Cross The Stations of the Cross or the Way of the Cross, also known as the Via Dolorosa, Way of Sorrows or the , are a series of fourteen images depicting Jesus in Christianity, Jesus Christ on the day of Crucifixion of Jesus, his crucifixion and acc ...

lead to the chapel.

Notable people

* Anton Drasche (1826–1904), Austrian physician

References

External links

* {{authority control Villages in Děčín District