Klabava

Klabava is a municipality and village in Rokycany District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants.

Geography
Klabava is located about 4 km west of Rokycany and 11 km east of Plzeň. It lies in the Švihov Highlands. The highest point is at 413 m above sea level. The municipality is situated on the right bank of the Klabava River and on the shore of the Klabava pond, built on the river. However, the pond 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.

Transport
Klabava has a station on the regional railway line Plzeň–Beroun. However, this station is located just beyond the municipal border.

Sights
There are no protected cultural monuments in the municipality. A landmark is the chapel in the centre of Klabava.

Paleontology
Klabava gave its name to a geological formation from the Ordovician period.