Libice nad Cidlinou

History

According to pottery finds, a Slavic settlement was established here in the 6th century. Libice emerged in the 9th century as the capital gord of the Slavník family. The first written mention of Libice is from 981 and relates to a mention from the Chronica Boemorum. In 995, Libice was stormed by Bohemian Duke Boleslaus II (Přemyslid) and the Vršovci clan, who killed most of the Slavník family and annexed Libice to Prague. Adalbert of Prague and his brother, Archbishop Radim Gaudentius, survived by taking refuge in land of the Polans under rule of Boleslaus II.

Geography

Libice nad Cidlinou is located about southeast of Nymburk and east of Prague. It lies in the Central Elbe Table lowland within the Polabí region. The village is situated on the right bank of the Cidlina River, near its confluence with the Elbe.

Most-observed species

• Mallard

  Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  852
• Eurasian Blackbird

  Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  714
• Great Tit

  Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  712
• Common Buzzard

  Buteo buteo (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  668
• Eurasian Blue Tit

  Cyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  582
• Gray/Purple Heron

  Ardea cinerea Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  569
• Yellowhammer

  Emberiza citrinella Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  558
• European Starling

  Sturnus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  549

Most recent

• M 2.5 — 2007-01-13
  4 km SSW of Krásná Hora nad Vltavou, Czechia
• M 3 — 2006-03-21
  1 km NNW of Bystré, Czechia
• M 3.4 — 2005-10-25
  0 km N of ?ervený Kostelec, Czechia
• M 2.9 — 2005-08-10
  2 km WSW of ?ervený Kostelec, Czechia
• M 2.7 — 2004-08-13
  3 km SSW of Karpacz, Poland
• M 2.5 — 2004-06-03
  6 km WNW of Janowice Wielkie, Poland