Holoubkov is a municipality and village in Rokycany District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,400 inhabitants.

Etymology

The name is derived from the surname Holoubek, meaning "Holoubek's (court)".[2]

Geography

Holoubkov is located about 8 kilometres (5 mi) northeast of Rokycany and 21 km (13 mi) east of Plzeň. The municipal territory extends into three geomorphological regions. The central part lies in the western tip of the Hořovice Uplands, the northern part lies in the Křivokrát Highlands, and a small part in the south lies in the Brdy Highlands. The highest point is at 506 m (1,660 ft) above sea level.

The stream Holoubkovský potok flows through the municipality. The streams supplies two notable fishponds in the municipal territory: Holoubkovský rybník and Hamerský rybník.

History

The first written mention of Holoubkov is from 1379, when the village was a property of the Rosenberg family. Iron ore was mined in the surrounding forests. During the Thirty Years' War, Holoubkov was destroyed and abandoned. After the war, the village was rebuilt and a blast furnace was founded here in 1662. The railway was built in 1862, which helped further development of Holoubkov. In 1886, the blast furnace was shut down and gradually an engineering plant was established in its place.[3]

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869571—    
1880564−1.2%
1890801+42.0%
1900889+11.0%
1910968+8.9%
YearPop.±%
1921880−9.1%
1930823−6.5%
1950806−2.1%
1961989+22.7%
19701,045+5.7%
YearPop.±%
19801,328+27.1%
19911,239−6.7%
20011,453+17.3%
20111,469+1.1%
20211,456−0.9%
Source: Censuses[4][5]

Economy

Holoubkov is known for the production of machine tools. The first manual lathe was made here in 1840.[6] The production of lathes and drills continues to this day. Since 2000, the factory in Holoubkov has belonged to the German group Weiler GmbH.[7]

Transport

The D5 motorway from Prague to Plzeň passes through the northern part of the territory.

Holoubkov is located on the railway line Plzeň–Beroun.[8]

Sights

Grenadier Statue

Among the protected cultural monuments in the municipality are the Grenadier Statue (a cast iron statue from 1890, a copy of an older statue from 1756) and Marek Villa (a valuable example of modern architecture designed by Jan Kotěra, built in 1907–1910).[9]

References

  1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
  2. ^ Profous, Antonín (1947). Místní jména v Čechách I: A–H (in Czech). p. 670.
  3. ^ "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Holoubkov. Retrieved 2025-02-26.
  4. ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
  5. ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
  6. ^ "Průmysl" (in Czech). Obec Holoubkov. Retrieved 2025-02-26.
  7. ^ "WEILER Holoubkov s.r.o." Svaz strojírenské technologie. Retrieved 2025-02-26.
  8. ^ "Detail stanice Holoubkov" (in Czech). České dráhy. Retrieved 2025-02-26.
  9. ^ "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Holoubkov". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2025-02-26.
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