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    Česká Kubice

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    Česká Kubice
    Municipality
    Centre of Česká Kubice
    Centre of Česká Kubice
    Flag of Česká Kubice
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    Coat of arms of Česká Kubice
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    Česká Kubice is located in Czech Republic
    Česká Kubice
    Česká Kubice
    Location in the Czech Republic
    Coordinates: 49°22′12″N 12°50′40″E / 49.37000°N 12.84444°E / 49.37000; 12.84444
    Country Czech Republic
    RegionPlzeň
    DistrictDomažlice
    First mentioned1697
    Area
     • Total
    		45.96 km2 (17.75 sq mi)
    Elevation
    		552 m (1,811 ft)
    Population
     (2024-01-01)[1]
     • Total
    		975
     • Density21/km2 (55/sq mi)
    Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
     • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
    Postal codes
    345 01, 345 32
    Websitewww.kubice.cz

    Česká Kubice (German: Böhmisch Kubitzen) is a municipality and village in Domažlice District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,000 inhabitants.

    Administrative parts

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    The villages of Dolní Folmava, Horní Folmava, Nová Kubice, Nový Spálenec, Spáleneček and Starý Spálenec are administrative parts of Česká Kubice.

    Etymology

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    The name Kubice is a diminutive of Kouba, which is the Czech name of the river Chamb and the German town Cham. Malá Kouba ('little Kouba') was probably name of a stream that originates here and then flows into the Chamb. The attribute Česká means 'Bohemian', which was used to distinguish from Německá ('German') Kubice (today Nová Kubice, a part of Česká Kubice).[2]

    Geography

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    Česká Kubice is located about 9 kilometres (6 mi) southwest of Domažlice and 54 km (34 mi) southwest of Plzeň. The eastern part of the municipal territory lies in the Cham-Furth Depression, the western part lies in the Upper Palatinate Forest and borders Germany. The peak of the highest mountain of the Upper Palatinate Forest, Čerchov at 1,042 m (3,419 ft) above sea level, is situated on the northwestern municipal border.

    History

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    The first written mention of Česká Kubice is from 1697.[2]

    Demographics

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    Historical population
    YearPop.±%
    18692,443—    
    18802,862+17.2%
    18902,694−5.9%
    19002,711+0.6%
    19102,400−11.5%
    YearPop.±%
    19212,186−8.9%
    19302,090−4.4%
    1950765−63.4%
    1961640−16.3%
    1970648+1.2%
    YearPop.±%
    1980582−10.2%
    1991569−2.2%
    2001619+8.8%
    2011837+35.2%
    2021881+5.3%
    Source: Censuses[3][4]

    Transport

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    On the Czech-German border is the road border crossing Folmava / Furth im Wald-Schafberg. The I/26 road from Plzeň to the Czech-German border runs through the municipality.

    Česká Kubice is located on the railway line Domažlice–Schwandorf. It is in operation only on weekends.[5]

    Sights

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    The main historical landmark of the municipality is the Church of Saint Anthony of Padua, located in Horní Folmava. It was built in the late Baroque style in 1797.[6]

    References

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    1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
    2. ^ a b Profous, Antonín (1949). Místní jména v Čechách II: CH–L (in Czech). pp. 434–435.
    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 Blížejov" (in Czech). České dráhy. Retrieved 2024-03-11.
    6. ^ "Kostel sv. Antonína Paduánského" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-03-11.
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