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Dolní Poustevna

Coordinates: 50°58′57″N 14°17′13″E / 50.98250°N 14.28694°E / 50.98250; 14.28694
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Dolní Poustevna
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Coordinates: 50°58′57″N 14°17′13″E / 50.98250°N 14.28694°E / 50.98250; 14.28694
CountryFile:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic
RegionÚstí nad Labem
DistrictDěčín
First mentioned1241
Government
 • MayorRobert Holec
Area
 • Total
11.05 km2 (4.27 sq mi)
Elevation
298 m (978 ft)
Population
 (2026-01-01)[1]
 • Total
1,673
 • Density151.4/km2 (392.1/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
407 82
Websitewww.dolnipoustevna.cz

Dolní Poustevna (German: Niedereinsiedel) is a town in Děčín District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,700 inhabitants. It is located in the Šluknov Hook area, on the border with Germany.

Administrative division

Dolní Poustevna consists of five municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):[2]

  • Dolní Poustevna (1,238)
  • Horní Poustevna (236)
  • Karlín (53)
  • Marketa (44)
  • Nová Víska (12)

Etymology

Both the Czech name Poustevna and the initial German name Einsiedler mean 'hermitage'. The name of the locality was derived from a hermit who lived here in 1241. In the mid-15th century, two villages called Dolní ('lower') Poustevna and Horní ('upper') Poustevna began to be distinguished.[3]

Geography

Dolní Poustevna is located about 23 kilometres (14 mi) north of Děčín and 38 km (24 mi) northeast of Ústí nad Labem, on the border with Germany. It is located in the Šluknov Hook area and is adjacent to Sebnitz. It lies in the Lusatian Highlands. The highest point is a nameless hill at 510 m (1,673 ft) above sea level. The Sebnitz River (here called Vilémovský potok) flows along the southern municipal border, forming the Czech-German border.

History

The first written mention of the locality called Einsiedler (Poustevna) is in a deed of King Wenceslaus I from 1241. The village with the same name was founded in this locality around 1280. For most of its history, Dolní Poustevna belonged to the Tolštejn estate.[4]

Paper was made in Dolní Poustevna from 1569 to 1906.[5] It was evidently shipped to nearby cities, as musicologists have found instances of the paper (identifiable by watermark) in both Dresden[6] and Prague.[7]

Demographics

Transport

Dolní Poustevna is located on the railway line Děčín–Rumburk via Bad Schandau and Sebnitz. There are two stops in the municipality: Dolní Poustevna and Horní Poustevna.[10]

On the Czech–German border are the railway border crossing and the road border crossing Dolní Poustevna / Sebnitz.

Sights

The most valuable building is the castle in Horní Poustevna. It was built in the Baroque style in 1736–1738. Today it is privately owned.[11]

A notable landmark is the Church of Saint Michael the Archangel. It was built in the pseudo-Gothic style in 1854–1855.[12]

Twin towns – sister cities

Dolní Poustevna is twinned with:[13]

References

  1. ↑ "Population in municipalities as at 1. 1". DataStat. Czech Statistical Office. 2026-05-18.
  2. ↑ "Public Census 2021 – basic data". Public Database (in čeština). Czech Statistical Office. 2022.
  3. ↑ Profous, Antonín (1951). Místní jména v Čechách III: M–Ř (in čeština). p. 448.
  4. ↑ "Historie" (in čeština). Obec Dolní Poustevna. Retrieved 2023-05-29.
  5. ↑ Voit, Petr (2006). "Papír (rozšíření a význam)". Encyklopedie knihy: starší knihtisk a příbuzné obory mezi polovinou 15. a počátkem 19. století (in čeština). Prague: Libri. ISBN 80-7277-312-7.
  6. ↑ Leaver, Robin A. (2016). "Bach's Choral-Buch? The Significance of a Manuscript in the Sibley Library". In Dirst, Matthew (ed.). Bach and the Organ. Urbana, Illinois: University of Illinois Press. p. 19.
  7. ↑ Tyson, Alan (1987). Mozart: Studies of the Autograph Scores. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press. p. 19.
  8. ↑ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in čeština). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
  9. ↑ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
  10. ↑ "Station details Dolní Poustevna". České dráhy. Retrieved 2026-05-11.
  11. ↑ "Zámek" (in čeština). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-05-29.
  12. ↑ "Kostel Archanděla Michaela". Saxon-Bohemian Switzerland (in čeština). České Švýcarsko o. p. s. Retrieved 2023-05-29.
  13. ↑ "Partnerství" (in čeština). Město Dolní Poustevna. Retrieved 2026-05-11.
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