Rychnov u Jablonce nad Nisou

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

Rychnov u Jablonce nad Nisou
Town
View over the viaduct
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Rychnov u Jablonce nad Nisou
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°41′2″N 15°9′0″E
Country Czech Republic
RegionLiberec
DistrictJablonec nad Nisou
First mentioned1361
Government
 • MayorTomáš Levinský
Area
 • Total12.26 km2 (4.73 sq mi)
Elevation
435 m (1,427 ft)
Population
 (2021-01-01)[1]
 • Total2,785
 • Density230/km2 (590/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
468 02
Websitewww.rychnovjbc.cz

Administrative parts

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

History

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

Church of Saint Wenceslaus is the most valuable building in Rychnov u Jablonce nad Nisou. It is as old as the town.[4]

There is a town museum with expositions of concentration camp and local paintings.[5]

References
  1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2021". Czech Statistical Office. 2021-04-30.
  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. "Městské muzeum v Rychnově u Jablonce nad Nisou" (in Czech). Město Rychnov u Jablonce nad Nisou. Retrieved 2021-08-17.


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