Rychnov u Jablonce nad Nisou

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Rychnov u Jablonce nad Nisou
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Rychnov u Jablonce nad Nisou
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°41′2″N15°9′0″E / 50.68389°N 15.15000°E / 50.68389; 15.15000 Coordinates: 50°41′2″N15°9′0″E / 50.68389°N 15.15000°E / 50.68389; 15.15000
CountryFlag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
Region Liberec
District Jablonec nad Nisou
First mentioned1361
Government
 • MayorTomáš Levinský
Area
 • Total12.26 km2 (4.73 sq mi)
Elevation
435 m (1,427 ft)
Population
 (2022-01-01) [1]
 • Total2,756
 • Density220/km2 (580/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
468 02
Website www.rychnovjbc.cz

Rychnov u Jablonce nad Nisou (German : Reichenau) is a town in Jablonec nad Nisou District in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,800 inhabitants.

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Administrative parts

The village of Pelíkovice is an administrative part of Rychnov u Jablonce nad Nisou.

Geography

Rychnov u Jablonce nad Nisou is located about 4 km (2 mi) south of Jablonec nad Nisou. The northern part of the municipal territory with the town proper lies in the western tip of the Giant Mountains Foothills. The southern part lies in the Ještěd–Kozákov Ridge and includes the highest point of Rychnov u Jablonce nad Nisou, the hill Bienerthův vrch at 614 m (2,014 ft) above sea level. The Mohelka River flows through the town.

History

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Church of Saint Wenceslaus

The first written mention of Rychnov is from 1361. It was probably founded by Cistercians from Mnichovo Hradiště in the 13th century. [2]

In 1856, the railway was built. It helped to the development of the region, from which Rychnov also benefited. [2]

During the German occupation of Czechoslovakia in 1944–1945, the Germans operated a subcamp of the Gross-Rosen concentration camp, whose prisoners were hundreds of men, mostly Poles, but also Czechs, the French, etc. [3]

Sights

Church of Saint Wenceslaus is the most valuable building in Rychnov u Jablonce nad Nisou. The original wooden church building was as old as the town. [4] The current church was built in the early Baroque style in 1704–1712. [5]

There is a town museum with expositions of concentration camp and local paintings. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2022". Czech Statistical Office. 2022-04-29.
  2. 1 2 "Historie" (in Czech). Město Rychnov u Jablonce nad Nisou. Retrieved 2021-08-17.
  3. ↑ "Subcamps of KL Gross- Rosen". Gross-Rosen Museum in Rogoźnica. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
  4. ↑ "Kostel svatého Václava v Rychnově u Jablonce nad Nisou a jeho kněží" (in Czech). Město Rychnov u Jablonce nad Nisou. Retrieved 2021-08-17.
  5. ↑ "Kostel sv. Václava" (in Czech). MNatonal Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2022-11-06.
  6. ↑ "Městské muzeum v Rychnově u Jablonce nad Nisou" (in Czech). Město Rychnov u Jablonce nad Nisou. Retrieved 2021-08-17.
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