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Zubrnice

Municipality in Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic

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50°38′58″N 14°13′14″E / 50.64944°N 14.22056°E / 50.64944; 14.22056Country

Czech RepublicRegion Ústí nad Labem District Ústí nad LabemFirst mentioned1352Area

• Total6.74 km² (2.60 sq mi)Elevation

290 m (950 ft)Population

(2023-01-01)^[1]

• Total227 • Density34/km² (87/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

400 02

Websitewww.obeczubrnice.cz

Zubrnice (German: Saubernitz) is a municipality and village in Ústí nad Labem District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants. The folk architecture in the village is well preserved and is protected by law as a village monument reservation.

Administrative parts

The village of Týniště is an administrative part of Zubrnice.

Etymology

The name is most likely derived from zubr (i.e. 'european bison'). It first appeared as Zubrnycz.^[2]

Geography

Zubrnice is located about 12 kilometres (7 mi) east of Ústí nad Labem. It lies in the Central Bohemian Uplands. The highest point is at 659 m (2,162 ft) above sea level. The entire municipal territory lies within the České středohoří Protected Landscape Area.

History

The first written mention of Zubrnice is from 1352, when the church was mentioned. With a short break after the Hussite Wars, when Zubrnice was acquired by Jan of Vartenberk, the village was owned by the bishopric in Litoměřice continuously until 1848.^[2]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	645	—
1880	724	+12.2%
1890	764	+5.5%
1900	659	−13.7%
1910	654	−0.8%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	638	−2.4%
1930	693	+8.6%
1950	317	−54.3%
1961	330	+4.1%
1970	318	−3.6%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	254	−20.1%
1991	161	−36.6%
2001	207	+28.6%
2011	209	+1.0%
2021	230	+10.0%

Source: Censuses^[3]^[4]

Sights

Zubrnice is known for it Museum in Nature with a set of valuable buildings of folk architecture, consisting of timbered, half-timbered and brick buildings. The baroque well in the centre is from 1695.^[5]

The Church of Saint Mary Magdalene is as old as the village. In 1723–1732, it was rebuilt in the Baroque style.^[2]

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Historie obce Zubrnice" (in Czech). Obec Zubrnice. Retrieved 2022-06-18.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Ústí nad Labem" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 11–12.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
^ "Muzeum v přírodě Zubrnice". Muzeum v přírodě Zubrnice. Retrieved 2021-02-10.