Frýdštejn () is a municipality and village in
Jablonec nad Nisou District
Jablonec nad Nisou District () is a district in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the city of Jablonec nad Nisou.
Administrative division
Jablonec nad Nisou District is divided into three administrative districts of municip ...
in the
Liberec Region
Liberec Region () is an administrative unit (Czech language, 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 bor ...
of the
Czech Republic
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. It has about 900 inhabitants.
Administrative division
Frýdštejn consists of 11 municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):
*Frýdštejn (311)
*Anděl Strážce (15)
*Bezděčín (125)
*Borek (8)
*Horky (4)
*Kaškovice (51)
*Ondříkovice (32)
*Roudný (95)
*Sestroňovice (63)
*Slapy (0)
*Voděrady (146)
Geography
Frýdštejn is located about south of
Jablonec nad Nisou
Jablonec nad Nisou (; ) is a city in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 46,000 inhabitants. It is the second-largest city in the region. It is a local centre for education, and is known for its glass and jewelry production, espe ...
and south 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
Jičín Uplands
The Jičín Uplands () are uplands and a geomorphological mesoregion of the Czech Republic. It is located in the Hradec Králové, Liberec and Central Bohemian regions.
Geomorphology
The Jičín Uplands are a mesoregion of the North Bohemian ...
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 hill Kopanina at above sea level.
History
The first written mention of Frýdštejn is from 1385.
Demographics
Transport
The I/10 road (part of the
European route E65
European route E65 is a north-south Class-A European route that begins in Malmö, Sweden and ends in Chania, Greece. The road is about in length. After crossing the Baltic Sea, it proceeds on land from north to south through Poland, the Czech Re ...
) from
Turnov
Turnov (; ) is a town in Semily District in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 15,000 inhabitants. It is a traditional centre for gemstone polishing, glass craftsmanship and arts. The historic town centre is well preserved and ...
to the Czech-Polish border in
Harrachov
Harrachov (; ) is a town in Jablonec nad Nisou District in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic, close to the border with Poland. It has about 1,400 inhabitants. It is known as one of the most popular Czech ski resorts.
Administrative divisio ...
passes through the southern part of the municipality.
Sights
Frýdštejn is known for the ruins of the
Frýdštejn Castle. Existence of this rock castle was first documented in 1385. It was abandoned in the second half of the 16th century.
Drábovna is a small sandstone rock town with remains of a medieval castle and an archaeological site.
On the Kopanina Hill there is the eponymous observation tower. It is a high brick tower, built in 1894.
Notable people
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Zdeněk Hoření (1930–2021), journalist
References
External links
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Villages in Jablonec nad Nisou District