Slabce

Slabce (Czech pronunciation: [ˈslaptsɛ]) is a market town in Rakovník District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 700 inhabitants.

Slabce
Market town
Main street
Flag Coat of arms
Slabce Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°0′0″N 13°42′53″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Central Bohemian
District	Rakovník
First mentioned	1352
Area
• Total	27.64 km2 (10.67 sq mi)
Elevation	419 m (1,375 ft)
Population  (2025-01-01)[1]
• Total	733
• Density	27/km2 (69/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	270 41
Website	www.slabce.cz

Administrative division

Slabce consists of eight municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):^[2]

• Slabce (338)
• Kostelík (33)
• Malé Slabce (11)
• Modřejovice (96)
• Nová Ves (14)
• Rousínov (106)
• Skupá (38)
• Svinařov (39)

Etymology

The name is derived from the old Czech word slabec (i.e. 'weakling'), meaning "the village of weaklings".^[3]

Geography

Slabce is located about 5 kilometres (3 mi) south of Rakovník and 43 km (27 mi) west of Prague. It lies in the Plasy Uplands. The highest point is the hill Hůrka at 492 m (1,614 ft) above sea level. The Berounka River flows along the southern municipal border. The almost entire municipal territory lies in the Křivoklátsko Protected Landscape Area.

History

The first written mention of Slabce is from 1352.^[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 2,406 —     1880 2,120 −11.9% 1890 2,079 −1.9% 1900 1,879 −9.6% 1910 1,913 +1.8%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 1,840 −3.8% 1930 1,731 −5.9% 1950 1,325 −23.5% 1961 1,186 −10.5% 1970 953 −19.6%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 796 −16.5% 1991 699 −12.2% 2001 701 +0.3% 2011 709 +1.1% 2021 675 −4.8%
Source: Censuses[4][5]

Transport

There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.

Sights

Slabce Castle

The main landmarks of Slabce are the church and the castle. The Church of Saint Nicholas was originally a Romanesque building, probably from the beginning of the 12h century. At the end of the 18th century, it was rebuilt in the Baroque style.^[6][7]

The Slabce Castle is a valuable complex of a Baroque manor house. It was founded at the beginning of the 18th century and gradually rebuilt in the 18th and 19th centuries. A part of the castle complex is a landscape park with an area of 13 ha (32 acres).^[6][8]

The Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary is located in Rousínov. It was built in the Gothic style in the 14th century. In the mid-18th century, it was rebuilt into its present form.^[6][9]

Notable people

• Karel Burian (1870–1924), operatic tenor