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Rychnov u Jablonce nad Nisou

Coordinates: 50°41′2″N 15°9′0″E / 50.68389°N 15.15000°E / 50.68389; 15.15000
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Rychnov u Jablonce nad Nisou
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Coordinates: 50°41′2″N 15°9′0″E / 50.68389°N 15.15000°E / 50.68389; 15.15000
CountryFile:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic
RegionLiberec
DistrictJablonec nad Nisou
First mentioned1361
Government
 • MayorTomáš Levinský
Area
 • Total
12.26 km2 (4.73 sq mi)
Elevation
435 m (1,427 ft)
Population
 (2026-01-01)[1]
 • Total
2,845
 • Density232.1/km2 (601.0/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
468 02
Websitewww.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.

Administrative division

Rychnov u Jablonce nad Nisou consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):[2]

  • Rychnov u Jablonce nad Nisou (2,671)
  • Pelíkovice (52)

Etymology

The name Rychnov is probably derived from the personal name Rychen, meaning "Rychen's (court)".[3]

Geography

Rychnov u Jablonce nad Nisou is located about 4 kilometres (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 upper course of the Mohelka River flows through the town.

History

The first written mention of Rychnov is from 1361. It was probably founded by the Cistercians from Mnichovo Hradiště in the 13th century.[4]

In 1856, the railway was built. It helped to the development of the region, from which Rychnov also benefited.[4]

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.[5]

Demographics

Transport

The I/35 expressway (part of the European route E442) from Liberec to Turnov runs along the western municipal border. The I/65 road, which connects the I/35 with Jablonec nad Nisou, runs north of the town.

Rychnov u Jablonce nad Nisou is located on the railway line Liberec–Pardubice.

Sights

The most valuable building in the town is the Church of Saint Wenceslaus. The original wooden church building was as old as the town.[8] The current church was built in the early Baroque style in 1704–1712.[9]

There is a town museum with expositions of concentration camp and local paintings.[10]

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). pp. 622–624.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Historie" (in čeština). Město Rychnov u Jablonce nad Nisou. Retrieved 2021-08-17.
  5. ↑ "Subcamps of KL Gross- Rosen". Gross-Rosen Museum in Rogoźnica. Retrieved 2020-06-14.
  6. ↑ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in čeština). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
  7. ↑ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
  8. ↑ "Kostel svatého Václava v Rychnově u Jablonce nad Nisou a jeho kněží" (in čeština). Město Rychnov u Jablonce nad Nisou. Retrieved 2021-08-17.
  9. ↑ "Kostel sv. Václava" (in čeština). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2022-11-06.
  10. ↑ "Městské muzeum v Rychnově u Jablonce nad Nisou" (in čeština). Město Rychnov u Jablonce nad Nisou. Retrieved 2021-08-17.
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