Dolní Hbity

Dolní Hbity
Dolní Hbity
Municipality
	View from the south
	Flag Coat of arms
	Dolní Hbity Location in the Czech Republic
	Coordinates: 49°39′27″N 14°10′12″E / 49.65750°N 14.17000°E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Central Bohemian
District	Příbram
First mentioned	1325
Area
• Total	25.69 km2 (9.92 sq mi)
Elevation	399 m (1,309 ft)
Population (2026-01-01)
• Total	912
• Density	35.5/km2 (91.9/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal codes	262 62, 262 63
Website	www.dolni-hbity.cz

Dolní Hbity is a municipality and village in Příbram District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 900 inhabitants.

Administrative division

Dolní Hbity consists of eight municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):^[2]

Dolní Hbity (301)
Horní Líšnice (30)
Jelence (215)
Káciň (119)
Kaliště (15)
Luhy (138)
Nepřejov (45)
Třtí (42)

Etymology

The initial name of Dolní Hbity was Tbity. This name was derived from the old Czech adjective tbitý, meaning 'attentive', 'conscientious'. The inhabitants of the village were designated that way, but it could have been an ironic designation. From the second half of the 15th century, two villages were distinguished: Dolní ('lower') Hbity and Horní ('upper') Hbity (today a part of Jablonná).^[3]

Geography

Dolní Hbity is located about 12 kilometres (7 mi) east of Příbram and 43 km (27 mi) southwest of Prague. It lies in the Benešov Uplands. The highest point is the hill Bukovec at 562 m (1,844 ft) above sea level. The stream Vápenický potok flows through the municipality.

History

The first written mention of Dolní Hbity is from 1325, when King John of Bohemia sold the area to Lord Heřman of Miličín.^[4]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	1,642	—
1880	1,772	+7.9%
1890	1,746	−1.5%
1900	1,715	−1.8%
1910	1,652	−3.7%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	1,556	−5.8%
1930	1,421	−8.7%
1950	1,103	−22.4%
1961	1,054	−4.4%
1970	1,019	−3.3%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	946	−7.2%
1991	852	−9.9%
2001	823	−3.4%
2011	848	+3.0%
2021	905	+6.7%

Source: Censuses^[5]^[6]

Transport

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

Sights

The most important monument of Dolní Hbity is the Church of Saint John the Baptist. It was built in the Neo-Romanesque style in 1868–1872 on the site of an older church from the second half of the 13th century.^[7]

Notable people

Charles J. Vopicka (1857–1935), Czech-American businessman and diplomat

References

↑ "Population in municipalities as at 1. 1". DataStat. Czech Statistical Office. 2026-05-18.
↑ "Public Census 2021 – basic data". Public Database (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2022.
↑ Profous, Antonín (1947). Místní jména v Čechách I: A–H (in Czech). pp. 384–385.
↑ "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Dolní Hbity. Retrieved 2023-04-20.
↑ "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.
↑ "Kostel sv. Jana Křtitele" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-04-20.

External links

Official website

[1] "Population in municipalities as at 1. 1". DataStat. Czech Statistical Office. 2026-05-18.

[2] "Public Census 2021 – basic data". Public Database (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2022.

[3] Profous, Antonín (1947). Místní jména v Čechách I: A–H (in Czech). pp. 384–385.

[4] "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Dolní Hbity. Retrieved 2023-04-20.

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

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

[7] "Kostel sv. Jana Křtitele" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-04-20.

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