Lubná (Rakovník District)
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 Centre of Lubná | |
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  Lubná Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 50°4′37″N 13°42′3″E / 50.07694°N 13.70083°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Central Bohemian |
| District | Rakovník |
| First mentioned | 1057 |
| Area | |
• Total | 8.75 km2 (3.38 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 382 m (1,253 ft) |
| Population (2025-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 1,120 |
| • Density | 128/km2 (332/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 270 36 |
| Website | www |
Lubná is a municipality and village in Rakovník District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,100 inhabitants.
Etymology
The name Lubná is derived from the old Czech word lub, i.e. 'bark'. Lubná was either originally the name of a local brook into which the bark fell, or the name was derived from the houses in the village, which were covered with bark.[2]
Geography
Lubná is located about 3 kilometres (2 mi) southwest of Rakovník and 46 km (29 mi) west of Prague. It lies mostly in the Rakovník Uplands, only the southern part of the municipal territory extends into the Plasy Uplands. The highest point is at 480 m (1,570 ft) above sea level.
History
The first written mention of Lubná is from 1057. The next one is from 1315, when the village was part of the Křivoklát estate. During the Thirty Years' War, the village lost all its inhabitants and was only slowly repopulated. In 1821, hard coal mining began in Lubná, which led to the development of the village. Later, shale was also mined.[3]
Demographics
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Transport
Lubná is located on the railway line Prague–Kralovice via Rakovník. The line is only in operation during the summer tourist season on weekends and historic trains run on it.[6]
Sights
The main landmark of Lubná is the Church of Saint George. It was built in the Baroque style in 1732, on the site of an old Gothic church from the 14th century.[7]
Archaeology
The Lubná municipality includes several archaeological sites with discoveries of Upper Paleolithic artifacts such as reindeer hunter camps. Dated to approximately 25,000–27,500 years ago, these sites are considered a rare example of Late Gravettian settlement in Bohemia. The sites have yielded thousands of artifacts, primarily stone tools made from flint such as burins, tools for processing reindeer hides, and, in some cases, hearths. The first site was discovered by Jan Kušta in 1890, marking it as the first Paleolithic site excavated in Bohemia.[8][9]
Notable people
- Antonín Kohout (1919–2013), cellist
References
- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2025". Czech Statistical Office. 16 May 2025.
- ^ Profous, Antonín (1949). Místní jména v Čechách II: CH–L (in Czech). p. 685.
- ^ "O obci" (in Czech). Obec Lubná. Retrieved 20 February 2025.
- ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 21 December 2015.
- ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 27 March 2021.
- ^ "Kralovický rychlík" (in Czech). Klub železničních cestovatelů. Retrieved 20 February 2025.
- ^ "Kostel sv. Jiří" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 20 February 2025.
- ^ Šída, Petr (25 June 2016). "Gravettian lithics assemblages from Lubná (Bohemia)". Quaternary International. 406. Elsevier: 120–128. Retrieved 31 January 2026.
- ^ Wilczyński, Jarosław; Šída, Petr; Kufel-Diakowska, Bernadeta; Mroczek, Przemysław; Pryor, Alexander; Oberc, Tomasz; Sobieraj, Dobrawa; Lengyel, György (20 June 2021). "Population mobility and lithic tool diversity in the Late Gravettian – The case study of Lubná VI (Bohemian Massif)". Quaternary International. 587–588. Elsevier: 103–126. Retrieved 31 January 2026.
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