Libochovice

History

The first written mention of Libochovice is from 1336, when it was described as a market town with a fortress and when it was bought by Zbyněk Zajíc of Valdek, later known as Zbyněk Zajíc of Hazmburk. In 1424, during the Hussite Wars, Libochovice was completely destroyed and burned down. The settlement was restored in the second half of the 15th century and obtained various privileges from King Vladislaus II in 1507. The Zajíc of Hazmburk family owned Libochovice until 1558, when they sold half of their Hazmburk estate to the Lobkowicz family. Libochovice subsequently became the centre of a newly created estate. In 1560, Libochovice became a town. After 1594, properties of Jiří of Lobkowicz were confiscated by the royal chamber. From 1613 to 1676, Libochovice was a property of the Sternberg family. In 1676, for economic reasons, they had to sell the estate to the Dietrichstein family. The Dietrichsteins owned Libochovice until 1858. The first Jews came into the town probably in the second half of the 15th century. From the second half of the 16th century there was a large Jewish community, but most of the Jews died during the Holocaust, and the community was never restored after World War II.

Geography

Libochovice is located about south of Litoměřice and south of Ústí nad Labem. It lies in an agricultural landscape in the Lower Ohře Table. The Ohře River flows through the town.

Most-observed species

• Common Buzzard

  Buteo buteo (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  1,930
• Eurasian Kestrel

  Falco tinnunculus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  1,569
• Great Tit

  Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  1,353
• Common Wood-Pigeon

  Columba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  1,290
• Eurasian Blackbird

  Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  1,256
• Mallard

  Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  1,240
• Eurasian Blue Tit

  Cyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  1,141
• Gray/Purple Heron

  Ardea cinerea Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  1,102

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