Klabava
Municipality in Plzeň, Czech Republic
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Klabava is a municipality and village in Rokycany District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants.
Klabava | |
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Houses in the village | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Klabava Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 49°45′13″N 13°32′22″E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Plzeň |
| District | Rokycany |
| First mentioned | 1401 |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.50 km2 (0.58 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 379 m (1,243 ft) |
| Population (2025-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 507 |
| • Density | 338/km2 (875/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 338 41 |
| Website | www |
Geography
Klabava is located about 4 kilometres (2 mi) west of Rokycany and 11 km (7 mi) east of Plzeň. It lies in the Švihov Highlands. The highest point is at 413 m (1,355 ft) above sea level. The municipality is situated on the right bank of the Klabava River and on the shore of the Klabava Reservoir, built on the river. However, the reservoir is located completely outside the municipal territory.
History
The document relating Klabava to the year 1368 is a forgery from the 15th century. The first trustworthy written mention of Klabava is in a deed of King Wenceslaus IV from 1401, when the village was owned by the monastery in Rokycany. From the 17th century until 1926, iron ore was mined near Klabava and there was an ironworks in the village.[2]
Demographics
Transport
Sights
There are no protected cultural monuments in the municipality.[6] A landmark is the chapel in the centre of Klabava.[2]
Paleontology
Klabava gave its name to a geological formation from the Ordovician period.[7]
