Česká Kubice

Municipality in Plzeň, Czech Republic

Česká Kubice

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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
Region| Plzeň
District| Domažlice
First mentioned| 1697
Area

• Total

| 45.96 km2 (17.75 sq mi)
Elevation

| 552 m (1,811 ft)
Population

(2024-01-01)[1]

• Total

| 975
• Density| 21/km2 (55/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal codes|

345 01, 345 32

Website| www.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| Year| Pop.| ±%

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1869| 2,443| —
1880| 2,862| +17.2%
1890| 2,694| −5.9%
1900| 2,711| +0.6%
1910| 2,400| −11.5%
| Year| Pop.| ±%

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1921| 2,186| −8.9%
1930| 2,090| −4.4%
1950| 765| −63.4%
1961| 640| −16.3%
1970| 648| +1.2%
| Year| Pop.| ±%

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1980| 582| −10.2%
1991| 569| −2.2%
2001| 619| +8.8%
2011| 837| +35.2%
2021| 881| +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. 434–435.434-435&rft.date=1949&rft.aulast=Profous&rft.aufirst=Antonín&rft_id=https://mjc.ujc.cas.cz/search.php&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Česká+Kubice" class="Z3988">
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.

## External links

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