Libočany

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Libočany
Municipality
Church of All Saints
Church of All Saints
Flag of Libočany
Flag
Coat of arms of Libočany
Coat of arms
Libočany is located in Czech Republic
Libočany
Libočany
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°20′0″N 13°30′49″E / 50.33333°N 13.51361°E / 50.33333; 13.51361Coordinates: 50°20′0″N 13°30′49″E / 50.33333°N 13.51361°E / 50.33333; 13.51361
Country Czech Republic
RegionÚstí nad Labem
DistrictLouny
First mentioned1226
Government
 • MayorIvan Teuber
Area
 • Total5.69 km2 (2.20 sq mi)
Elevation
205 m (673 ft)
Population
 (2021-01-01)[1]
 • Total553
 • Density97/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
439 75
Websitewww.libocany.cz

Libočany (German: Libotschan) is a municipality and village in Louny District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants. It lies near the town of Žatec on a bank of the Ohře river. It is known for Wenceslaus Hajek, the most renowned Czech chronicler of Baroque times, who was born there.

History[]

Libočany Castle

The first written mention of Libočany is from 1226, when it was a property of the Premonstratensian monastery in Doksany. In 1770, Václav Karel Schroll of Schrollenberg built a new château on the site of an older stronghold with a new Baroque church and rectory in Rococo style.[2]

Before 1918 Libočany was part of the Bohemian part of the Austrian Empire. In 1919 it became part of the newly independent Czechoslovakia. In 1938, along with the Sudetenland, it was annexed by Germany after the Munich Agreement. In 1945 it was restored to Czechoslovakia and most of its German speaking inhabitants were expelled.

Beer[]

The Liebotschan Brewery in 1906

The brewery from the 19th century produced beer even for US trade with a stock in New York.[3] The Liebotschaner Beer was among four Bohemian beer brands exported to the USA (the others were Pilsner Urquell, Budweiser Bier, and Michelob). The latter place, as well as Liebotschan, are located in the Saaz hops region.[4] Several local American breweries have produced beer under the name of the village, or abbreviated to Lieb (e.g. Chattanooga Brewing Co. in Tennessee,[5] Stegmaier Brewing Company,[6] or Lion Brewery, Inc., Wilkes-Barre in Pennsylvania;[7] Genesee's Liebotschaner Beer was pronounced best of Rochester's post repeal brews in 1932.[8]

The production of beer in Libočany ended after World War I when the Austrian-Hungarian Empire was dissolved and Czechoslovak authorities took over. The buildings of the brewery were demolished in 1939 (during the era of German occupation of Czech lands). After World War II, in socialist Czechoslovakia, it was replaced by a collective farm.

Notable people[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2021". Czech Statistical Office. 30 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Všeobecné údaje" (in Czech). Obec Libočany. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Kronika v datech 1798–1918" (in Czech). Obec Libočany. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Přesměrování článků z původních stránek | Konkursní noviny" (in Czech). Konkursni-noviny.cz. Archived from the original on 24 February 2012. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
  5. ^ "Brewing in Chattanooga, Tennessee". Archived from the original on 27 December 2008.
  6. ^ "Keg Labels". Usbeerstuff.com. 19 August 2008. Archived from the original on 2 November 2013. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
  7. ^ "American Brews- Man of 1000 Beers". Web.archive.org. 27 October 2009. Archived from the original on 27 October 2009. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
  8. ^ "High Falls Brewery: History". Archived from the original on 3 June 2009.
  9. ^ "Doplněk práce české menšiny" (in Czech). Obec Libočany. Retrieved 27 July 2021.

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