Libice nad Cidlinou ( German : Libitz an der Cidlina ) is a municipality and village in Nymburk District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic . It has about 1,300 inhabitants. It is one of the oldest settlements in Bohemia .
6-775: Libice may refer to places in the Czech Republic: Libice nad Cidlinou , a municipality and village in the Central Bohemian Region Libice nad Doubravou , a market town in the Vysočina Region Libice, a village and part of Rybníky (Příbram District) in the Central Bohemian Region [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with
12-647: Is located about 12 kilometres (7 mi) southeast of Nymburk and 44 km (27 mi) east of Prague . It lies in the Central Elbe Table lowland within the Polabí region. The village is situated on the right bank of the Cidlina River, near its confluence with the Elbe . According to pottery finds, a Slavic settlement was established here in the 6th century. Libice emerged in the 9th century as
18-534: The Polans under rule of Boleslaus II. In the 11th century, the gord survived and continued to function as an important administrative centre of Bohemia . In 1108, Božej of the Vršovci family lived here as a castellan. In 1130, Libice was destroyed by a large fire. The village was renewed, but the gord disappeared, and the stones from it served as building material for the villagers. According to deeds from 1228 and 1233,
24-648: The capital gord of the Slavník family . The first written mention of Libice is from 981 and relates to a mention from the Chronica Boemorum . In 995, Libice was stormed by Bohemian Duke Boleslaus II ( Přemyslid ) and the Vršovci clan, who killed most of the Slavník family and annexed Libice to Prague . Adalbert of Prague and his brother, Archbishop Radim Gaudentius , survived by taking refuge in land of
30-476: The same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Libice&oldid=1241797096 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Libice nad Cidlinou Libice nad Cidlinou
36-632: The village was then owned by the St. George's Convent in Prague. In 1336, the convent sold Libice to Ješek of Všechlapy. The D11 motorway from Prague to Hradec Králové passes through the municipality. On the western edge of the village lies the area of Slavník gord with models of the foundations of the Ottonian church from the 10th century and the palace from the 11th century. A bronze statue of Saint Adalbert of Prague and Radim Gaudentius stands in front of
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