Babice (Prague-East District)

Babice
Babice
Municipality
	Road to Babice
	Flag Coat of arms
	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)
• 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.cz

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.

Etymology

The name is derived from the surname Bába, meaning "the village of Bába's people".^[2]

Geography

Babice 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

The first written mention of Babice is from 1381.^[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	452	—
1880	471	+4.2%
1890	462	−1.9%
1900	394	−14.7%
1910	437	+10.9%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	444	+1.6%
1930	391	−11.9%
1950	361	−7.7%
1961	348	−3.6%
1970	288	−17.2%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	236	−18.1%
1991	186	−21.2%
2001	264	+41.9%
2011	843	+219.3%
2021	1,415	+67.9%

Source: Censuses^[4]^[5]

Transport

There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.

Sights

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

^ "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" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
^ "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.

External links

Official website

[1] "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.

[2] Profous, Antonín (1947). Místní jména v Čechách I: A–H (in Czech). pp. 22–23.

[3] "Babice" (in Czech). National Library of the Czech Republic. Retrieved 2022-08-23.

[4] "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.

[5] "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.

[6] "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Babice". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-06-19.

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