Zubrnice () is a municipality and village in
Ústà nad Labem District
Ústà nad Labem District () is a district in the Ústà nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the city of Ústà nad Labem.
Administrative division
Ústà nad Labem District is formed by only one administrative district of munic ...
in the
Ústà nad Labem Region
Ústà 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, Ústà nad Labem. I ...
of the
Czech Republic
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. It has about 200 inhabitants. The folk architecture in the village is well preserved and is protected as a
village monument reservation.
Administrative division
Zubrnice consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):
*Zubrnice (167)
*Týniště (63)
Etymology
The name is most likely derived from ''zubr'' (i.e. '
European bison
The European bison (: bison) (''Bison bonasus'') or the European wood bison, also known as the wisent ( or ), the zubr (), or sometimes colloquially as the European buffalo, is a European species of bison. It is one of two extant species of bi ...
'). It first appeared as ''Zubrnycz''.
Geography
Zubrnice is located about east of
Ústà nad Labem
Ústà nad Labem (; ) is a city in the Czech Republic. It has about 91,000 inhabitants and is the capital of the Ústà 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
Central Bohemian Uplands
The Central Bohemian Uplands (also known as Central Bohemian Highlands; , ) is a highland and Geomorphological division of the Czech Republic, geomorphological mesoregion of the Czech Republic. It is located mostly in the Ústà nad Labem Region.
...
. The highest point is at above sea level. The entire municipal territory lies within the České středohořà Protected Landscape Area.
History
The first written mention of Zubrnice is from 1352, when the church was mentioned. With a short break after the
Hussite Wars
The Hussite Wars, also called the Bohemian Wars or the Hussite Revolution, were a series of civil wars fought between the Hussites and the combined Catholic forces of Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor, Holy Roman Emperor Sigismund, the Papacy, a ...
, when Zubrnice was acquired by Jan of Vartenberk, the village was owned by the
bishopric in Litoměřice continuously until 1848.
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Demographics
Transport
Zubrnice is the terminus and start of a railway line from/to Ústà nad Labem, but trains run on it only on weekends.
Sights
Zubrnice is known for it Museum in Nature with a set of valuable buildings of folk architecture, consisting of timbered, half-timbered and brick buildings. The Baroque well
A well is an excavation or structure created on the earth by digging, driving, or drilling to access liquid resources, usually water. The oldest and most common kind of well is a water well, to access groundwater in underground aquifers. The ...
in the centre dates from 1695.
The Church of Saint Mary Magdalene is as old as the village. In 1723–1732, it was rebuilt in the Baroque style.[
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References
External links
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The National Open Air Museum official website
Museum in Nature
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Villages in Ústà nad Labem District