Chuchelna is a municipality and village in

Semily District Semily District () is a Okres, district in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Semily, but the most populated town is Turnov. Administrative division Semily District is divided into three Districts of the Czech Rep ...

in the

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of the

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. It has about 1,000 inhabitants.

Administrative division

Chuchelna consists of three municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Chuchelna (825) *Komárov (45) *Lhota (86)

Etymology

The name was derived from the adjective ''chuchelný''. The word ''chuchel'' denoted a small piece of

oakum Oakum is a preparation of tarred fibers used to seal gaps. Its traditional application was in shipbuilding for caulking or packing the joints of timbers in wooden vessels and the deck planking of iron and steel ships. Oakum was also used in p ...

Geography

Chuchelna is located west of

Semily Semily (; ) is a town in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 8,000 inhabitants. Administrative division Semily consists of four municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Semily (2,554) *Bítoucho ...

, directly bordering with it, and about southeast of

Liberec Liberec (; ) is a city in the Czech Republic. It has about 108,000 inhabitants, making it the fifth largest city in the country. It lies on the Lusatian Neisse River, in a basin surrounded by mountains. The city centre is well preserved and is pr ...

. It lies on the border between the

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and

Ještěd–Kozákov Ridge The Ještěd–Kozákov Ridge (; ) is a ridge and geomorphological mesoregion of the Czech Republic. It is part of the Western Sudetes. The vast majority lies in the Liberec Region. Geomorphology Ještěd–Kozákov Ridge is a mesoregion of th ...

. The highest point is the Kozákov mountain at above sea level, located in the western part of the municipal territory. The mountain is known for the finds of

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s and

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s. The Jizera River briefly forms the northern municipal border. In the area of Kozákov, Chuchelna marginally extends into the

Bohemian Paradise Bohemian Paradise () is a natural and cultural region in the Czech Republic. It is a designated protected landscape area with an area of . Bohemian Paradise is also the name of a geopark with an area of , which is the only UNESCO Global Geopark ...

Protected Landscape Area.

History

The first written mention of Chuchelna is from 1410. It belonged to the Rotštejn and Hrubá Skála estates, and from the 17th century to the

estate.

Demographics

Transport

There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.

Sport

There is a small ski resort on the eastern slopes of the Kozákov mountain. It has three ski slopes and a 500 m long lift. The peak of Kozákov is known as a starting point for

paragliding Paragliding is the recreational and competitive adventure sport of flying paragliders: lightweight, free-flying, foot-launched glider aircraft with no rigid primary structure. The pilot sits in a harness or in a cocoon-like 'pod' suspended be ...

Sights

Chuchelna is poor in historical monuments. The only protected cultural monuments are a sculptural group of Calvary from 1734 in the centre of Chuchelna and a sandstone cross from 1854 in Komárov. On the Kozákov mountain is the Rieger's hut, built in 1928 and named in honour of

František Ladislav Rieger František Ladislav Rieger (10 December 1818 – 3 March 1903) was a Czech politician and publicist made famous for his leadership of the early Czech nationalist movement. Early life Rieger was born into the household of a miller in the town of ...

, and a steel lookout tower.

References

External links

* {{authority control Villages in Semily District