Soběslavice

Soběslavice
Soběslavice
Municipality
	Chapel of Saint John of Nepomuk
	Flag Coat of arms
	Soběslavice Location in the Czech Republic
	Coordinates: 50°36′18″N 15°2′3″E / 50.60500°N 15.03417°E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Liberec
District	Liberec
First mentioned	1371
Area
• Total	4.05 km2 (1.56 sq mi)
Elevation	320 m (1,050 ft)
Population (2024-01-01)
• Total	173
• Density	43/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	463 45
Website	www.sobeslavice.cz

Soběslavice (German: Sebeslawitz) is a municipality and village in Liberec District in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The village of Padařovice is an administrative part of Soběslavice.

Geography

Soběslavice is located about 16 kilometres (10 mi) south of Liberec. It lies in the Jičín Uplands. The highest point is at 395 m (1,296 ft) above sea level.

History

The first written mention of Soběslavice is from 1536.^[2]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	471	—
1880	506	+7.4%
1890	487	−3.8%
1900	453	−7.0%
1910	421	−7.1%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	420	−0.2%
1930	367	−12.6%
1950	269	−26.7%
1961	252	−6.3%
1970	221	−12.3%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	183	−17.2%
1991	145	−20.8%
2001	132	−9.0%
2011	167	+26.5%
2021	159	−4.8%

Source: Censuses^[3]^[4]

Transport

There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.

Sights

The main landmark of Soběslavice is the Chapel of Saint John of Nepomuk. It was probably built in 1831, but it is equipped with a bell from 1772.^[5]

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
^ "Soběslavice" (in Czech). Český ráj. Retrieved 2022-10-21.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
^ "Kaple sv. Jana Nepomuckého" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-02-22.

External links

Official website

[1] "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.

[2] "Soběslavice" (in Czech). Český ráj. Retrieved 2022-10-21.

[3] "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.

[4] "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.

[5] "Kaple sv. Jana Nepomuckého" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-02-22.

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Soběslavice
Municipality
Chapel of Saint John of Nepomuk
Flag Coat of arms
Soběslavice Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°36′18″N 15°2′3″E / 50.60500°N 15.03417°E / 50.60500; 15.03417
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Liberec
District	Liberec
First mentioned	1371
Area
• Total	4.05 km² (1.56 sq mi)
Elevation	320 m (1,050 ft)
Population (2024-01-01)^[1]
• Total	173
• Density	43/km² (110/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	463 45
Website	www.sobeslavice.cz