Litvínovice
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Litvínovice (German: Leitnowitz) is a municipality and village in České Budějovice District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,800 inhabitants.
Administrative division
Litvínovice consists of three municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):
- Litvínovice (1,207)
- Mokré (614)
- Šindlovy Dvory (829)
Geography
Litvínovice is located about 1 kilometre (1 mi) west of České Budějovice. It lies in the České Budějovice Basin. The highest point is at 458 m (1,503 ft) above sea level. In the centre of the village is a system of fishponds, supplied by a local brook.
On 11 February 1929, the lowest temperature ever in the Czech Republic and Czechoslovakia of -42.2 °C was recorded in Litvínovice.
History
The first written mention of Litvínovice is in a deed of Vok I of Rosenberg from 1259.
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| Historical population | ||
| YearPop.±%1869546—1880566+3.7%1890684+20.8%1900704+2.9%1910937+33.1% | YearPop.±%1921824−12.1%1930910+10.4%1950764−16.0%1961921+20.5%1970858−6.8% | YearPop.±%1980821−4.3%1991854+4.0%20011,107+29.6%20112,215+100.1%20212,650+19.6% |
| 1869 | 546 | — |
| 1880 | 566 | +3.7% |
| 1890 | 684 | +20.8% |
| 1900 | 704 | +2.9% |
| 1910 | 937 | +33.1% |
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1921 | 824 | −12.1% |
| 1930 | 910 | +10.4% |
| 1950 | 764 | −16.0% |
| 1961 | 921 | +20.5% |
| 1970 | 858 | −6.8% |
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1980 | 821 | −4.3% |
| 1991 | 854 | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 1,107 | +29.6% |
| 2011 | 2,215 | +100.1% |
| 2021 | 2,650 | +19.6% |
| Source: Censuses |
Transport
The I/3 road (part of the European route E55), specifically the section from České Budějovice to the Czech-Austrian border in Dolní Dvořiště, runs through the municipality.
Sights
There are two protected cultural monuments: a stone niche chapel from 1834 and a water tank from 1875.