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Rynoltice

Coordinates: 50°47′21″N 14°49′8″E / 50.78917°N 14.81889°E / 50.78917; 14.81889
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Rynoltice
Municipality
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Coordinates: 50°47′21″N 14°49′8″E / 50.78917°N 14.81889°E / 50.78917; 14.81889
CountryFile:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic
RegionLiberec
DistrictLiberec
First mentioned1364
Area
 • Total
17.72 km2 (6.84 sq mi)
Elevation
340 m (1,120 ft)
Population
 (2026-01-01)[1]
 • Total
861
 • Density48.6/km2 (126/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
463 53
Websitewww.rynoltice.cz

Rynoltice (German: Ringelshain) is a municipality and village in Liberec District in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 900 inhabitants.

Administrative division

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

  • Rynoltice (454)
  • Černá Louže (28)
  • Jítrava (201)
  • Nová Starost (25)
  • Polesí (79)

Etymology

The name Rynoltice is derived from the personal name Rýnolt/Rejnholt (a Czech form of the German name Raginwald), meaning "the village of Rýnolt's/Rejnholt's people".[3]

Geography

Rynoltice is located about 16 kilometres (10 mi) west of Liberec. It lies mostly in the Ralsko Uplands. The western part of the municipal territory extends into the Ještěd–Kozákov Ridge and includes the highest point of Rynoltice, the Vápenný mountain at 790 m (2,590 ft) above sea level. The stream Panenský potok originates on the slopes of Vápenný and then flows across the municipality.

History

The first written mention of Rynoltice is from 1364. The village was founded in the 13th century by German colonists. During the Hussite Wars, the village was ransacked. It was resettled in 1563.[4]

Demographics

Transport

The I/13 road (the section from Liberec to Děčín, which is a part of the European route E442) runs through the municipality.

Rynoltice is located on the railway line Liberec–Děčín.

Sights

The main landmark of Rynoltice is the Church of Saint Barbara. It dates from the second half of the 17th century. In the mid-18th century, it was modified to its present form.[7]

The Church of Saint Pancras is located in Jítrava. It was built in 1710 on the site of an older wooden church.[8]

Notable people

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. 626–627.
  4. ↑ "Historie" (in čeština). Obec Rynoltice. Retrieved 2021-08-16.
  5. ↑ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in čeština). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
  6. ↑ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
  7. ↑ "Kostel sv. Barbory" (in čeština). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-02-22.
  8. ↑ "Kostel sv. Pankráce" (in čeština). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-02-22.
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