Cížkovice
Encyclopedia
Čížkovice is a village and municipality (obec
) in Litoměřice District
in the Ústí nad Labem Region
of the Czech Republic.
The municipality covers an area of 7.05 square kilometres (2.7 sq mi), and has a population of 1,335 (as at 31 December 2007). Apart from the village of Čížkovice itself, the municipality also includes the village of Želechovice.
Čížkovice lies approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) south-west of Litoměřice
, 20 km (12 mi) south of Ústí nad Labem
, and 53 km (33 mi) north-west of Prague
. It is about 3.5 km southwest of Lovosice
.
Obec
Obec is the Czech and Slovak word for a municipality . The literal meaning of the word is "commune" or "community". It is the smallest administrative unit that is governed by elected representatives. Cities are also municipalities...
) in Litoměřice District
Litomerice District
Litoměřice District is one of seven districts located within the Ústí nad Labem Region in the Czech Republic...
in the Ústí nad Labem Region
Ústí nad Labem Region
Ústí nad Labem Region is an administrative unit of the Czech Republic, located in the north-western part of its historical region of Bohemia...
of the Czech Republic.
The municipality covers an area of 7.05 square kilometres (2.7 sq mi), and has a population of 1,335 (as at 31 December 2007). Apart from the village of Čížkovice itself, the municipality also includes the village of Želechovice.
Čížkovice lies approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) south-west of Litoměřice
Litomerice
Litoměřice is a town at the junction of the rivers Elbe and Ohře in the north part of the Czech Republic, approximately 64 km northwest of Prague....
, 20 km (12 mi) south of Ústí nad Labem
Ústí nad Labem
Ústí nad Labem is a city of the Czech Republic, in the Ústí nad Labem Region. The city is the 7th-most populous in the country.Ústí is situated in a mountainous district at the confluence of the Bílina and the Elbe Rivers, and, besides being an active river port, is an important railway junction...
, and 53 km (33 mi) north-west of Prague
Prague
Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million...
. It is about 3.5 km southwest of Lovosice
Lovosice
Lovosice is a small town in northern Bohemia, the western part of the Czech Republic.Geographic coordinates of Lovosice are: latitude 50° 51' andlongitude: 14° 05'....
.