Felbabka

Felbabka is a municipality in the Czech Republic. It is located 13 kilometers north of Pribram and belongs to Okres Beroun.

Geography

Felbabka is located north of Brdywaldes on the border Truppenübungsplatz Brd. The village is situated at the western foot of Ostry (538 m ), on which are the remains of the castle Ostry. To the east in a deep valley from the Brd steps out the Litavka. Across the valley rises the Plešivec ( 653 m).

Neighboring towns are Rpety in the north, Lhotka in the northeast, Rejkovice in the east, in the southeast Jince, Evženov and Křešín in the south, Hrachoviště the southwest, Podluhy in the west and Dražovka and Hořovice in the northwest.

History

The first mention of Felbabka was 1657th The place name derives from the Landsknecht rank sergeant. Felbabka was a mining settlement on Ostry was an iron ore mine. The settlement was associated until 1806 to rule Jince and then came to Hořovice. After the abolition of patrimonial regimes in 1848 Felbabka was a district of Rpety and gained independence in 1954.

In the vicinity of the village of fossils can be found primeval creatures.

Attractions

• Remains of the castle Ostry
• Wooden chapel with Madonna from the 17th century

Sons and daughters of the town

• January Váňa (1811-1864), the former Bergmann was director of the Prague Iron Industry Company