Třebenice () is a town 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

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of the

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. It has about 1,900 inhabitants.

Administrative division

Třebenice consists of nine municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Třebenice (1,412) *Kocourov (12) *Kololeč (92) *Lhota (21) *Lipá (23) *Medvědice (120) *Mrsklesy (54) *Sutom (67) *Teplá (75) Kocourov, Lhota, Lipá, Medvědice and Mrsklesy form an

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of the municipal territory.

Geography

Třebenice 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. ...

. Most of the municipal territory lies in the Central Bohemian Uplands, but the southern part with the town proper lies in the Lower Ohře Table. The highest point is the mountain Lipská hora at above sea level. The area around the town is known as a deposit of red pyropes, known under the brand name "Czech Garnet".

History

The first written mention of Račice is from 1227. Thanks to the convenient location of the town, the inhabitants made a living from agriculture and later from viticulture and fruit growing. The first Czech fruit processing factory used to operate here.

Demographics

Transport

Třebenice is located on the railway line Most–Litoměřice.

Sights

The main landmark of the town centre is the Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary. It was built in the Gothic-Renaissance style in 1551–1601. It was modified after the fire in 1669. A cultural monument is the former Evangelical church. It was built in 1901. Since 1984, the museum of Czech Garnet has been located there.

Notable people

* Jaro Křivohlavý (1925–2014), psychologist and writer

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Trebenice Cities and towns in the Czech Republic Populated places in Litoměřice District