Doudleby
Doudleby | |
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Municipality | |
 Church of Saint Vincent | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Doudleby | |
| Coordinates: 48°53′36″N 14°30′6″E / 48.89333°N 14.50167°ECoordinates: 48°53′36″N 14°30′6″E / 48.89333°N 14.50167°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | South Bohemian |
| District | České Budějovice |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5.85 km2 (2.26 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 425 m (1,394 ft) |
| Population (2020)[1] | |
| • Total | 479 |
| • Density | 82/km2 (210/sq mi) |
| Postal code | 370 07 |
| Website | http://www.doudleby.com |
Doudleby (German: Teindles) is a village and municipality (obec) in České Budějovice District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic.
The municipality covers an area of 5.85 square kilometres (2.26 sq mi), and has a population of around 480.
Doudleby lies on the Malše river, approximately 10 kilometres (6 mi) south of České Budějovice and 133 km (83 mi) south of Prague.
According to chronicle by Cosmas of Prague (12th century), the fortified settlement was part of early medieval Slavník's territory and etymological derives from the Slavic tribe of Dulebes,[2] who lived there as in the mid-10th century, Al-Masudi mentioned them as Dūlāba and their "king" (ruler) as Wānjslāf (most probably Wenceslaus I, Duke of Bohemia).[3]
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- ^ "Population of municipalities of the Czech Republic". Czech Statistical Office. 1 January 2020.
- ^ Zhikh, Maksim (2015). "Авары и дулебы в Повести временных лет: славянский эпос или книжная конструкция?" [The Dulebes and Avars in the Tale of Bygone Years: The story from a Slavic epic or book construct?]. Исторический формат (in Russian). 3 (3): 52–71. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
- ^ Faḍlān, Aḥmad Ibn (2012). Ibn Fadlan and the Land of Darkness: Arab Travellers in the Far North. Translated by Lunde, Paul; Stone, Caroline. Penguin. pp. 128, 200. ISBN 978-0-14-045507-6.
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