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Libhošť

Municipality in Moravian-Silesian, Czech Republic

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49°37′35″N 18°4′37″E / 49.62639°N 18.07694°E / 49.62639; 18.07694Country

Czech RepublicRegionMoravian-SilesianDistrict Nový JičínFirst mentioned1411Area

• Total8.20 km² (3.17 sq mi)Elevation

295 m (968 ft)Population

(2023-01-01)^[1]

• Total1,761 • Density210/km² (560/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

742 57

Websitewww.libhost.cz

Libhošť (German: Liebisch) is a municipality and village in Nový Jičín District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,800 inhabitants.

Libhošť lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) northeast of Nový Jičín, 27 km (17 mi) southwest of Ostrava, and 268 km (167 mi) east of Prague.

History

The first written mention of Libhošť is from 1411, however the village maybe existed already in 1230.^[2]

In 1976 Libhošť was joined to Nový Jičín. On 1 January 2011 the village separated from Nový Jičín and became an independent municipality again.^[2]^[3]

Demographics

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1869	1,049	—
1880	1,149	+9.5%
1890	1,250	+8.8%
1900	1,373	+9.8%
1910	1,505	+9.6%
1921	1,594	+5.9%
1930	1,736	+8.9%
1950	1,506	−13.2%
1961	1,658	+10.1%
1970	1,603	−3.3%
1980	1,609	+0.4%
1991	1,561	−3.0%
2001	1,645	+5.4%
2011	1,539	−6.4%
2021	1,699	+10.4%
Source: Censuses^[4]^[5]

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 23 May 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Základní informace" (in Czech). Obec Libhošť. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 21 December 2015. p. 290.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Nový Jičín" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 21 December 2015. pp. 3–4.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 27 March 2021.