Rynoltice () is a municipality and village in

Liberec District Liberec District () is a district in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the city of Liberec. Administrative division Liberec District is divided into three administrative districts of municipalities with extended competence: ...

in the

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of the

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. It has about 900 inhabitants.

Administrative division

Rynoltice consists of five municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Rynoltice (454) *Černá Louže (28) *Jítrava (201) *Nová Starost (25) *Polesí (79)

Geography

Rynoltice is located about west 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 mostly in the

Ralsko Uplands The Ralsko Uplands () are highland, uplands and a Geomorphological division of the Czech Republic, geomorphological mesoregion of the Czech Republic. It is located in the Liberec Region, Liberec, Ústí nad Labem Region, Ústí nad Labem and Centr ...

. The western part of the municipal territory extends into the

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 ...

and includes the highest point of Rynoltice, the Vápenný mountain at above sea level. The stream Panenský potok originates on the slopes of Vápenný and then flows across the municipality.

History

The first written mention of Rynoltice is from 1364. The village was founded in the 13th century by German colonists. During the

Hussite Wars The Hussite Wars, also called the Bohemian Wars or the Hussite Revolution, were a series of civil wars fought between the Hussites and the combined Catholic forces of Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor, Holy Roman Emperor Sigismund, the Papacy, a ...

, the village was ransacked. It was resettled in 1563.

Demographics

Transport

The I/13 road (the section from Liberec to

Děčín Děčín (; ) is a city in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 46,000 inhabitants. It is the seventth largest municipality in the country by area. Děčín is an important traffic junction. Administrative division Děč ...

, which is a part of the

European route E442 European route E 442 is part of the international E-road network. Route * ** E48, E49 Karlovy Vary ** E55 Teplice ** E65 Turnov ** E67 Hradec Králové ** E462 Olomouc * ** E50, E75 Žilina Žilina (; ; ; ; Names of Eur ...

) passes through the municipality. Rynoltice is located on the railway line Liberec–

Sights

The main landmark of Rynoltice is the Church of Saint Barbara. It dates from the second half of the 17th century. In the mid-18th century, it was modified to its present form. The Church of Saint Pancras is located in Jítrava. It was built in 1710 on the site of an older wooden church.

Notable people

Johann Schicht ---- Johann Schicht (8 March 1855, in Ringelshain ( Rynoltice), Royal Bohemia, Imp.Austria – 3 June 1907, in Aussig (Ústí nad Labem), Bohemia) was a German Bohemian entrepreneur, owner of a large soap-making plant. Biography Johann's ...

(1855–1907), German Bohemian entrepreneur

References

External links

* {{authority control Villages in Liberec District