Lípa (Havlíčkův Brod District)

Lípa
Lípa
Municipality
	Centre of Lípa
	Flag Coat of arms
	Lípa Location in the Czech Republic
	Coordinates: 49°33′15″N 15°32′41″E / 49.55417°N 15.54472°E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Vysočina
District	Havlíčkův Brod
First mentioned	1351
Area
• Total	14.70 km2 (5.68 sq mi)
Elevation	505 m (1,657 ft)
Population (2024-01-01)
• Total	1,175
• Density	80/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal codes	580 01, 582 53, 582 57
Website	www.obec-lipa.cz

Lípa is a municipality and village in Havlíčkův Brod District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,200 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The villages of Chválkov, Dobrohostov and Petrkov are administrative parts of Lípa.

Etymology

The name literally means 'linden'.

Geography

Lípa is located about 6 kilometres (4 mi) south of Havlíčkův Brod and 17 km (11 mi) north of Jihlava. The northern part of the municipal territory lies in the Upper Sázava Hills, the southern part lies in the Křemešník Highlands. The highest point is at 599 m (1,965 ft) above sea level. The Žabinec Stream flows along the eastern municipal border.

History

The first written mention of Lípa is from 1351.^[2]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	1,020	—
1880	1,099	+7.7%
1890	1,038	−5.6%
1900	1,078	+3.9%
1910	1,041	−3.4%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	1,105	+6.1%
1930	1,119	+1.3%
1950	954	−14.7%
1961	1,027	+7.7%
1970	931	−9.3%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	933	+0.2%
1991	900	−3.5%
2001	1,020	+13.3%
2011	1,084	+6.3%
2021	1,138	+5.0%

Source: Censuses^[3]^[4]

Transport

Lípa is located on the railway line Havlíčkův Brod–Humpolec.^[5]

Sights

The most valuable building is the small castle in Petrkov. It was originally a fortress, first documented in 1540, which was rebuilt in the first half of the 18th century. Bohuslav Reynek was born in this house.^[6]

The landmark of the village of Lípa is a Marian column from 1760.^[7]

Notable people

Bohuslav Reynek (1892–1971), poet, writer, painter and translator

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 17 May 2024.
^ "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Lípa. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 21 December 2015.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 27 March 2021.
^ "Detail stanice Lípa" (in Czech). České dráhy. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
^ "Zámeček" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
^ "Mariánský sloup" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 13 September 2023.

External links

Official website

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

[2] "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Lípa. Retrieved 13 September 2023.

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

[4] "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 27 March 2021.

[5] "Detail stanice Lípa" (in Czech). České dráhy. Retrieved 13 September 2023.

[6] "Zámeček" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 13 September 2023.

[7] "Mariánský sloup" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 13 September 2023.

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