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Klabava

Klabava
Municipality
Houses in the village
Houses in the village
Flag of Klabava
Flag
Coat of arms of Klabava
Coat of arms
Klabava is located in Czech Republic
Klabava
Klabava
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°45′13″N 13°32′22″E / 49.75361°N 13.53944°E / 49.75361; 13.53944
Country Czech Republic
RegionPlzeň
DistrictRokycany
First mentioned1401
Area
 • Total
1.50 km2 (0.58 sq mi)
Elevation
379 m (1,243 ft)
Population
 (2024-01-01)[1]
 • Total
523
 • Density350/km2 (900/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
338 41
Websitewww.klabava.eu

Klabava is a municipality and village in Rokycany District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants.

Geography

Klabava is located about 4 kilometres (2 mi) west of Rokycany and 11 km (7 mi) east of Plzeň. It lies in the Švihov Highlands. The highest point is at 413 m (1,355 ft) above sea level. The municipality is situated on the right bank of the Klabava River and on the shore of the Klabava Reservoir, built on the river. However, the reservoir is located completely outside the municipal territory.

History

The document relating Klabava to the year 1368 is a forgery from the 15th century. The first trustworthy written mention of Klabava is in a deed of King Wenceslaus IV from 1401, when the village was owned by the monastery in Rokycany. From the 17th century until 1926, iron ore was mined near Klabava and there was an ironworks in the village.[2]

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869666—    
1880798+19.8%
1890686−14.0%
1900675−1.6%
1910671−0.6%
YearPop.±%
1921641−4.5%
1930642+0.2%
1950562−12.5%
1961550−2.1%
1970517−6.0%
YearPop.±%
1980430−16.8%
1991395−8.1%
2001379−4.1%
2011437+15.3%
2021473+8.2%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

Transport

Klabava has a station on the regional railway line Plzeň–Beroun.[5] However, this station is located just beyond the municipal border.

Sights

Chapel

There are no protected cultural monuments in the municipality.[6] A landmark is the chapel in the centre of Klabava.[2]

Paleontology

Klabava gave its name to a geological formation from the Ordovician period.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
  2. ^ a b "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Klabava. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
  3. ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
  4. ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
  5. ^ "Detail stanice Klabava" (in Czech). České dráhy. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
  6. ^ "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Klabava". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-08-26.
  7. ^ Kraft, P.; Kraft, J.; Verner, K. "Stratotyp Klabavského souvrství (ordovik Pražské pánve): od biostratigrafie k litostratigrafii" (PDF) (in Czech). Czech Geological Society. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klabava