Babice | |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Vysočina |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Třebíč |
Pushpin Map: | Czech Republic |
Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Czech Republic |
Coordinates: | 49.1242°N 15.7689°W |
Established Title: | First mentioned |
Established Date: | 1349 |
Area Total Km2: | 9.57 |
Elevation M: | 545 |
Population As Of: | 2024-01-01 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 209 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | CET |
Utc Offset1: | +1 |
Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 675 44 |
Babice is a municipality and village in Třebíč District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants.
The village of Bolíkovice is an administrative part of Babice.
Babice is located about 12km (07miles) southwest of Třebíč and 33km (21miles) south of Jihlava. It lies mostly in the Jevišovice Uplands. The northwestern part of the municipal territory extends into the Křižanov Highlands and includes the highest point of Babice at 682m (2,238feet) above sea level.
The first written mention of Babice is from 1349. The village of Bolíkovice was first mentioned in 1358.[2]
The municipality is known for the Babice Trial where 11 people were sentenced to death in a political trial for the murder of three Communist Party functionaries in the Babice school in 1951.[3]
There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
The main landmark of Babice is the Church of the Holy Trinity. The first mention of the church is from 1349. In 1614, it burned down and was replaced by a new one. This church had to be demolished in 1863 due to its poor condition, and the current structure was built in the same year.[4]