Rychnov u Jablonce nad Nisou (german: Reichenau) is a town in
Jablonec nad Nisou District in the
Liberec Region of the
Czech Republic
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. It has about 2,800 inhabitants.
Administrative parts
The village of Pelíkovice is an administrative part of Rychnov u Jablonce nad Nisou.
Geography
Rychnov u Jablonce nad Nisou is located about south of
Jablonec nad Nisou
Jablonec nad Nisou (; german: Gablonz an der Neiße) is a city in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 45,000 inhabitants. It is the second-largest city in the region. It is a local centre for education, and is known for its glas ...
. The northern part of the municipal territory with the town proper lies in the western tip of the
Giant Mountains Foothills
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. The southern part lies in the
Ještěd–Kozákov Ridge and includes the highest point of Rychnov u Jablonce nad Nisou, the hill Bienerthův vrch at above sea level. The Mohelka River flows through the town.
History
The first written mention of Rychnov is from 1361. It was probably founded by
Cistercians
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from
Mnichovo Hradiště
Mnichovo Hradiště (; german: Münchengrätz) is a town in Mladá Boleslav District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 8,700 inhabitants. The town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an urban monum ...
in the 13th century.
In 1856, the railway was built. It helped to the development of the region, from which Rychnov also benefited.
[
During the ]German occupation of Czechoslovakia
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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.
Sights
Church of Saint Wenceslaus is the most valuable building in Rychnov u Jablonce nad Nisou. The original wooden church building was as old as the town. The current church was built in the early Baroque style in 1704–1712.
There is a town museum with expositions of concentration camp and local paintings.
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Cities and towns in the Czech Republic
Populated places in Jablonec nad Nisou District