Libochovice
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Libochovice is a town in the Czech Republic
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....

. Libochovice is a small town with a population of about 3,469 (as of 2005). It is located next to the Ohře River and Hazmburk
Hazmburk
Hazmburk is a mountain peak in the České Středohoří range found in the Czech Republic, near the town of Libochovice. The mountain has a castle at the top, composed of two towers....

 mountain.

People born in Libochovice

  • Josef Kopta
    Josef Kopta
    Josef Kopta was a Czech writer and journalist.Before World War I Kopta worked as a bank clerk. In 1914 he was sent to the Eastern front, in 1915 taken prisoner and later joined Czechoslovak Legions in Russia.After the war he worked as a journalist in newspapers Národního osvobození and Lidové noviny...

  • Abraham Lederer
    Abraham Lederer
    - Life :He was born in Libochovice, Bohemia. In 1840 he went to Prague, where he studied at the Teachers' Seminary and at the university.In 1853 he taught at Břeclav, Moravia and in 1854 he accepted the post of director of the Jewish school at Tata, Hungary, whence he was called to the...

  • Jan Evangelista Purkyně
    Jan Evangelista Purkyne
    Jan Evangelista Purkyně was a Czech anatomist and physiologist. He was one of the best known scientists of his time. His son was the painter Karel Purkyně...


External links

Official Libochovice website Libochovice Castle
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