Dolní Hbity is a municipality and village in Příbram District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 900 inhabitants.
Administrative division Dolní Hbity consists of eight municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):
Dolní Hbity (301) Horní Líšnice (30) Jelence (215) Káciň (119) Kaliště (15) Luhy (138) Nepřejov (45) Třtí (42)
Etymology The initial name of Dolní Hbity was Tbity. This name was derived from the old Czech adjective tbitý, meaning 'attentive', 'conscientious'. The inhabitants of the village were designated that way, but it could have been an ironic designation. From the second half of the 15th century, two villages were distinguished: Dolní ('lower') Hbity and Horní ('upper') Hbity (today a part of Jablonná).
Geography Dolní Hbity is located about east of Příbram and southwest of Prague. It lies in the Benešov Uplands. The highest point is the hill Bukovec at above sea level. The stream Vápenický potok flows through the municipality.
History The first written mention of Dolní Hbity is from 1325, when King John of Bohemia sold the area to Lord Heřman of Miličín.
Demographics
Transport There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
Sights
The most important monument of Dolní Hbity is the Church of Saint John the Baptist. It was built in the Neo-Romanesque style in 1868–1872 on the site of an older church from the second half of the 13th century.
Notable people Charles J. Vopicka (1857–1935), Czech-American businessman and diplomat
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