Dlouhá Lhota (Příbram District)

Dlouhá Lhota
Dlouhá Lhota
Municipality
	Church of Saint John the Evangelist
	Flag Coat of arms
	Dlouhá Lhota Location in the Czech Republic
	Coordinates: 49°43′16″N 14°7′14″E / 49.72111°N 14.12056°E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Central Bohemian
District	Příbram
First mentioned	1336
Area
• Total	7.59 km2 (2.93 sq mi)
Elevation	425 m (1,394 ft)
Population (2023-01-01)
• Total	457
• Density	60/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	263 01
Website	www.obec-dlouha-lhota.cz

Dlouhá Lhota is a municipality and village in Příbram District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants.

Geography[edit]

Dlouhá Lhota is located about 8 kilometres (5 mi) northeast of Příbram and 38 km (24 mi) southwest of Prague. It lies in the Brdy Highlands. The highest point is the hill Na Vrších at 442 m (1,450 ft) above sea level. The brook Lhotecký potok flows through the municipality and supplies here a system of several small fishponds.

History[edit]

The first written mention of Dlouhá Lhota is from 1336. From 1364 to 1654, the village was called Bavorova Lhota after Bavors of Strakonice, who had built here the church.^[2]

Demographics[edit]

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	485	—
1880	522	+7.6%
1890	558	+6.9%
1900	553	−0.9%
1910	474	−14.3%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	465	−1.9%
1930	481	+3.4%
1950	380	−21.0%
1961	376	−1.1%
1970	333	−11.4%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	320	−3.9%
1991	279	−12.8%
2001	299	+7.2%
2011	354	+18.4%
2021	441	+24.6%

Source: Censuses^[3]^[4]

Transport[edit]

The D4 motorway from Prague to Písek passes through the municipality.

Sights[edit]

The main landmarks of Dlouhá Lhota are the castle and the church. The Church of Saint John the Evangelist was originally a Gothic building, first documented in 1359. At the end of the 16th century, it was modified in Renaissance style. Baroque reconstruction took place in the second half of the 18th century. The church is considered a historically very valuable rural building. Valuable is also the statue of Saint John of Nepomuk from the second half of the 18th century.^[2]^[5]

The Dlouhá Lhota Castle was built in the early Baroque style in the late 17th century. It was built on the site of a Renaissance fortress, destroyed during the Thirty Years' War. Around 1800, it was completely rebuilt, and further Neoclassical modifications were made during the 19th century. The castle is surrounded by a park. The castle building has no use and is inaccessible.^[6]

Notable people[edit]

Lukáš Černohorský (born 1984), politician

References[edit]

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
^ ^a ^b "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Dlouhá Lhota. Retrieved 2023-03-02.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Příbram" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 3–4.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
^ "Kostel sv. Jana Evangelisty" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-03-02.
^ "Zámek" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-03-02.

External links[edit]

Official website

[1] "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.

[history-2] "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Dlouhá Lhota. Retrieved 2023-03-02.

[3] "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Příbram" (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] "Kostel sv. Jana Evangelisty" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-03-02.

[6] "Zámek" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-03-02.

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