Liběchov

History

The first written mention of Liběchov is from 1311. In the early 15th century, it was owned by a branch of the lords of Dubá. From 1440, it was property of a family that called itself the lords of Liběchov. In the second half of the 16th century, Liběchov was acquired by Knight Kašpar Belvic of Nostvice. He har rebuilt the local fortress into a Renaissance residence. The settlement was depopulated as a result of the Thirty Years' War and then Germanized.

Geography

Liběchov is located about north of Mělník and north of Prague. It lies on the border between the Ralsko Uplands and Jizera Table. The municipality is situated on the right bank of the Elbe River, at its confluence with the Liběchovka Stream.

Most-observed species

• Common Buzzard

  Buteo buteo (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  1,633
• Mallard

  Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  1,359
• Great Tit

  Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  1,324
• Eurasian Kestrel

  Falco tinnunculus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  1,233
• Eurasian Blackbird

  Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  1,196
• Common Wood-Pigeon

  Columba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  1,142
• Gray/Purple Heron

  Ardea cinerea Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  1,136
• Eurasian Blue Tit

  Cyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  1,104

Most recent

• M 2.5 — 2007-01-13
  4 km SSW of Krásná Hora nad Vltavou, Czechia
• M 3.1 — 2004-11-15
  5 km ENE of Kada?, Czechia
• M 2.7 — 2004-08-13
  3 km SSW of Karpacz, Poland