Litohlavy is located about 3 kilometres (2 mi) north of Rokycany and 12 km (7 mi) east of Plzeň. It lies in the Švihov Highlands. The highest point is the Hůrka hill at 485 m (1,591 ft) above sea level. The municipality is situated on both banks of the Voldušský Stream, which bisects the territory into two parts.
Historyedit
The first written mention of Litohlavy is from 1390.[2] It belonged to the Rokycany domain from 1498 until 1850. In the 19th century, some iron ore mining developed in the territory of Litohlavy, however the village had mostly rural economy. In 1980–1994 the village was under administration of Rokycany.[3]
The D5 motorway from Prague to Plzeň runs south of Litohlavy along the municipal border.
Sightsedit
Chapel of the Visitation of the Virgin Mary
The main landmark is the Baroque Chapel of the Visitation of the Virgin Mary located on the Vršíček hill. It is a pilgrimage site built in 1744–1747.[6]
^"Litohlavy" (in Czech). Město Rokycany. Retrieved 2021-05-18.
^"Dějiny Rokycan 1951–2000". Město Rokycany. Retrieved 2021-06-18.
^"Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Rokycany" (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.
^"Vítejte v Litohlavech" (in Czech). Obec Litohlavy. Retrieved 2022-09-29.
External linksedit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Litohlavy.
Official website
January 01, 1970
litohlavy, german, litochlau, litohlau, municipality, village, rokycany, district, plzeň, region, czech, republic, about, inhabitants, municipalitycentre, flagcoat, armslocation, czech, republiccoordinates, 76667, 56472, 76667, 56472country, czech, republicreg. Litohlavy German Litochlau or Litohlau is a municipality and village in Rokycany District in the Plzen Region of the Czech Republic It has about 600 inhabitants LitohlavyMunicipalityCentre of LitohlavyFlagCoat of armsLitohlavyLocation in the Czech RepublicCoordinates 49 46 0 N 13 33 53 E 49 76667 N 13 56472 E 49 76667 13 56472Country Czech RepublicRegionPlzenDistrictRokycanyFirst mentioned1390Area Total7 78 km2 3 00 sq mi Elevation403 m 1 322 ft Population 2023 01 01 1 Total556 Density71 km2 190 sq mi Time zoneUTC 1 CET Summer DST UTC 2 CEST Postal code337 01Websitewww wbr litohlavy wbr rokycansko wbr cz Contents 1 Geography 2 History 3 Demographics 4 Transport 5 Sights 6 References 7 External linksGeography editLitohlavy is located about 3 kilometres 2 mi north of Rokycany and 12 km 7 mi east of Plzen It lies in the Svihov Highlands The highest point is the Hurka hill at 485 m 1 591 ft above sea level The municipality is situated on both banks of the Voldussky Stream which bisects the territory into two parts History editThe first written mention of Litohlavy is from 1390 2 It belonged to the Rokycany domain from 1498 until 1850 In the 19th century some iron ore mining developed in the territory of Litohlavy however the village had mostly rural economy In 1980 1994 the village was under administration of Rokycany 3 Demographics editHistorical populationYearPop 1869600 1880625 4 2 1890603 3 5 1900635 5 3 1910726 14 3 YearPop 1921668 8 0 1930672 0 6 1950608 9 5 1961602 1 0 1970577 4 2 YearPop 1980492 14 7 1991457 7 1 2001457 0 0 2011494 8 1 2021538 8 9 Source Censuses 4 5 Transport editThe D5 motorway from Prague to Plzen runs south of Litohlavy along the municipal border Sights edit nbsp Chapel of the Visitation of the Virgin Mary The main landmark is the Baroque Chapel of the Visitation of the Virgin Mary located on the Vrsicek hill It is a pilgrimage site built in 1744 1747 6 References edit Population of Municipalities 1 January 2023 Czech Statistical Office 2023 05 23 Litohlavy in Czech Mesto Rokycany Retrieved 2021 05 18 Dejiny Rokycan 1951 2000 Mesto Rokycany Retrieved 2021 06 18 Historicky lexikon obci Ceske republiky 1869 2011 Okres Rokycany 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 Vitejte v Litohlavech in Czech Obec Litohlavy Retrieved 2022 09 29 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Litohlavy Official website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Litohlavy amp oldid 1170333348, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
