title: Slabce
text: # Slabce
  
  Slabce (Czech pronunciation:) is a market town in Rakovník District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 700 inhabitants.
  
  ## Administrative parts
  
  Villages of Kostelík, Malé Slabce, Modřejovice, Nová Ves, Rousínov, Skupá and Svinařov are administrative parts of Slabce.
  
  ## Geography
  
  Slabce is located about 5 km (3 mi) south of Rakovník and 43 km (27 mi) west of Prague. It lies in the Plasy Uplands. The highest point is the hill Hůrka at 492 m (1,614 ft) above sea level. The Berounka River flows along the southern municipal border. The almost entire municipal territory lies in the Křivoklátsko Protected Landscape Area.
  
  ## Notable people
  
  * Karel Burian (1870–1924), operatic tenor
  