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Frýdlant–Heřmanice Railway
In 1864, a committee for construction of a standard gauge railway line connecting Zittau - Reichenau (Bogatynia) - Frýdlant - Liegnitz (Legnica) was established. Negotiations with governments and investors failed. In 1884, a narrow gauge railway connecting Zittau with Markersdorf via Reichenau was built. As a result, new plans for construction of a gauge line connecting Frýdlant and Zittau were drawn up. In 1899, a concession for construction along a Frýdlant - Dětřichov - Heřmanice route was granted. Public transport, operated by Friedländer Bezirksbahn, started in August 1900. The line was closed in January 1976. The track was removed and some bridges were dismantled in 1996. The total length of the railway was , the maximum grade was 35‰, minimum radius was , and the maximum speed was . 4 years later, The group opened a museum dedicated to this former line. On the other hand, this would later planned to turn into a bike path A bike path is a bikeway separ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liberec Region
Liberec Region ( cs, Liberecký kraj, german: Reichenberger Region, pl, Kraj liberecki) is an administrative unit ( Czech: ''kraj'') of the Czech Republic, located in the northernmost part of its historical region of Bohemia. It is named after its capital Liberec. The region shares international borders with Germany and Poland. Domestically the region borders the Ústí nad Labem Region to the west, the Central Bohemian Region to the south and the Hradec Králové Region to the east. Administrative divisions The Liberec Region is divided into 4 districts: At a lower level, the region has 215 municipalities, comprising 65 in the Semily District, 59 in the Jablonec nad Nisou District, 57 in the Česká Lípa District and 34 in the Liberec District. Cities and towns The table below gives an overview of towns and cities in the region that have at least 7,000 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2019). Physical geography The region's landscape includes the Jizera Mountains, part of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
