Babice is a municipality and village in Prague-East District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,500 inhabitants.
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  Babice Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 50°0′23″N 14°42′56″E / 50.00639°N 14.71556°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Central Bohemian |
| District | Prague-East |
| First mentioned | 1381 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5.57 km2 (2.15 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 384 m (1,260 ft) |
| Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,455 |
| • Density | 260/km2 (680/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 251 01 |
| Website | babiceurican |
Etymology
editThe name is derived from the surname Bába, meaning "the village of Bába's people".[2]
Geography
editBabice is located about 15 kilometres (9 mi) east of Prague. It lies in the Benešov Uplands. The Výmola Stream flows through the municipality and supplies a system of fishponds south of the village.
History
editThe first written mention of Babice is from 1381.[3]
Demographics
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Transport
editThere are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
Sights
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Babice is poor in monuments. The only protected cultural monument in the municipality is an archaeological site where the medieval village of Janovičky stood.[6] There is a small wooden belfry and a crucifix in the centre of the village.
References
edit- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- ^ Profous, Antonín (1947). Místní jména v Čechách I: A–H (in Czech). pp. 22–23.
- ^ "Babice" (in Czech). National Library of the Czech Republic. Retrieved 2022-08-23.
- ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Praha-východ" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 1–2.
- ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
- ^ "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Babice". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
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