Česká Kubice

Česká Kubice (German: Böhmisch Kubitzen) is a municipality and village in Domažlice District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 900 inhabitants.

Česká Kubice
Municipality
Centre of Česká Kubice
Centre of Česká Kubice
Flag of Česká Kubice
Flag
Coat of arms of Česká Kubice
Coat of arms
Česká Kubice is located in Czech Republic
Česká Kubice
Česká Kubice
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°22′12″N 12°50′40″E
Country Czech Republic
RegionPlzeň
DistrictDomažlice
First mentioned1697
Area
 • Total45.96 km2 (17.75 sq mi)
Elevation
552 m (1,811 ft)
Population
 (2023-01-01)[1]
 • Total936
 • Density20/km2 (53/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal codes
345 01, 345 32
Websitewww.kubice.cz

Administrative parts

The villages of Dolní Folmava, Horní Folmava, Nová Kubice, Nový Spálenec, Spáleneček and Starý Spálenec are administrative parts of Česká Kubice.

Etymology

The name Kubice is a diminutive of Kouba, which is the Czech name of the river Chamb and the German town Cham. Malá Kouba ('little Kouba') was probably name of a stream that originates here and then flows into the Chamb. The attribute Česká means 'Bohemian', which was used to distinguish from Německá ('German') Kubice (today Nová Kubice, a part of Česká Kubice).[2]

Geography

Česká Kubice is located about 9 kilometres (6 mi) southwest of Domažlice and 54 km (34 mi) southwest of Plzeň. The eastern part of the municipal territory lies in the Cham-Furth Depression, the western part lies in the Upper Palatinate Forest and borders Germany. The peak of the highest mountain of the Upper Palatinate Forest, Čerchov at 1,042 m (3,419 ft) above sea level, is situated on the northwestern municipal border.

History

The first written mention of Česká Kubice is from 1697.[2]

Demographics
Historical population
YearPop.±%
18692,443—    
18802,862+17.2%
18902,694−5.9%
19002,711+0.6%
19102,400−11.5%
YearPop.±%
19212,186−8.9%
19302,090−4.4%
1950765−63.4%
1961640−16.3%
1970648+1.2%
YearPop.±%
1980582−10.2%
1991569−2.2%
2001619+8.8%
2011837+35.2%
2021881+5.3%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

Transport

There is the road border crossing Folmava / Furth im Wald-Schafberg to Germany. The I/26 road from Plzeň to the Czech-German border runs through the municipality.

Česká Kubice is located on the railway line Domažlice–Schwandorf. It is in operation only on weekends.[5]

Sights

The main historical landmark of the municipality is the Church of Saint Anthony of Padua, located in Horní Folmava. It was built in the late Baroque style in 1797.[6]

References
  1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
  2. Profous, Antonín (1949). Místní jména v Čechách II: CH–L (in Czech). pp. 434–435.
  3. "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Domažlice" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 3–4.
  4. "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
  5. "Detail stanice Blížejov" (in Czech). České dráhy. Retrieved 2024-03-11.
  6. "Kostel sv. Antonína Paduánského" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-03-11.
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