Holubice (Prague-West District)

Holubice is a village and municipality in Prague-West District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic.

Holubice
Municipality and village
View from the pond towards the church
Flag
Coat of arms
Country Czech Republic
RegionCentral Bohemian Region
DistrictPrague-West District
Area
  Total3.09 sq mi (8.01 km2)
Elevation
614 ft (187 m)
Population
 (2011)
  Total1,512
  Density490/sq mi (190/km2)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Paleontology

In 1878 a few fossil fragments of some small Cretaceous reptile (presumably a small dinosaur of uncertain affinities) were found here. Czech naturalist Antonín Frič named it Procerosaurus exogyrarum, now it is known as Ponerosteus exogyrarum.[1]

Notes

  • This article was initially translated from Czech Wikipedia.

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