Libice nad Doubravou () is a market town in Havlíčkův Brod District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 900 inhabitants.
Administrative division Libice nad Doubravou consists of ten municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):
Libice nad Doubravou (571) Barovice (43) Chloumek (33) Kladruby (19) Křemenice (18) Lhůta (40) Libická Lhotka (76) Malochyně (7) Nehodovka (4) Spálava (12)
Malochyně forms an exclave of the municipal territory.
Etymology The oldest form of the name Libice was Ľubiac. The name was derived from the personal name Ľubiata, meaning "Ľubiata's (court)". In the 14th century, the name evolved to Libiec and in the 15th century to Libíc. From the second half of the 16th century, the form Libice appeared. The suffix nad Doubravou means 'upon the Doubrava'.
Geography Libice nad Doubravou is located about northeast of Havlíčkův Brod and south of Pardubice. The southern part of the municipal territory with the market town proper lies in the Upper Sázava Hills. The northern part lies in the Iron Mountains. The highest point is the hill Spálava at above sea level. The market town is situated on the right bank of the Doubrava River. The entire municipal territory lies within the Železné hory Protected Landscape Area.
History The first written mention of Libice nad Doubravou is in a deed of Vladislaus II from 1146, which confirmed the donation of the village by Duke Soběslav I to the bishopric of Olomouc in 1125.
Demographics
Transport There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
Sights
The castle in Libice nad Doubravou was built sometime between 1709 and 1719. In 1862–1864, it was rebuilt in the Windsor neo-Gothic style. Today it is privately owned and unused.
Among the main landmarks is the Church of Saint Giles. It is a Baroque building with a Romanesque-Gothic core.
Notable people Jan Lála (1938–2025), footballer
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