LitoboÅ™

Litoboř is a municipality in the Czech Republic. The village lies in the valley of the brook Hluboký creek and belongs to Okres Náchod.

History

The origins of the village date back to the second half of the 12th century, when this part of northern Bohemia, a powerful noble family, the Hronowitz of Glatz belonged. The name of the head of this noble family is reflected in the name of the village resist ( Lutobor → Litoboř ). The oldest part of the village was Torino, this fortress was first mentioned in 1369.

Community structure

The community Litoboř consists only of the village and the settlement Litoboř V Tabore ( Tabor ).

Attractions

  • Chapel of Our Lady (1800)
  • Stone cross with Christ, angels and relief of the Virgin Mary ( 1823)
  • Statue of St. John of Nepomuk
  • Memorial to the Victims of Communism (2008, Miroslav Kubala )

Personalities

  • Vincenç Dvořáček ( born November 22, 1826 in Litoboř - † November 12, 1903 in Cerveny Kostelec ), Roman Catholic priest, founder of the local Beekeepers Association (1899 )
  • Václav Franc ( born July 17, 1885 in Předměřice nad Labem, † July 1, 1919 in Makarov, Russia ), member of the Czechoslovak Legion in Russia, lived in Litoboř
  • Milena Tomesova ( born October 22, 1958 in Prague), preacher of the Czechoslovak Hussite Church, journalist and author, lives in Litoboř
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