Mimoň

History

The oldest archaeological finds from the area around Mimoň are from the Neolithic and the Bronze Age. The first Slavic settlements appeared in the 5th century, later German colonists came. The first written mention of Mimoň is from 1352, when it was a parish village. Mimoň was then mentioned in 1371 as a customs post on an old trading route from Zittau to Prague. At the time, the village was under the control of the Lords of Vartenberk. After the Revolutionary events in 1848, Mimoň became part of the judicial district of Niemes for the Habsburg Crownland of Bohemia (and later for Austria-Hungary). This district included 26 small villages in a large wooded area east of Mimoň such as Kuřívody, Hvězdov, Hradčany, Vranov, Svébořice, Černá Novina, Strážov, Stráž pod Ralskem and Olšina. In 1883, the first railway station of the Imperial Royal Austrian State Railways was completed in Mimoň. At the end of the 19th century, Mimoň had a furniture factory, cloth and cotton weaving companies, a tannery and a beer brewery. Agriculture and forestry was also practiced. After World War I and the Dissolution of Austria-Hungary, Mimoň became part of newly created Czechoslovakia in late October 1918. German citizens in Mimoň protested until Czech soldiers entered the town to keep order. In 1930, the population was of Mimoň was over 6,000 people, of which over 5,000 people were German-speaking. From 6 to 11 May 1945, during the Prague Offensive, Czechoslovakia was liberated by the Soviet Red Army and Czech freedom fighters. The Red Army bombed Mimoň by air and arrived in Mimoň on 10 May 1945. After World War II, most of the German-speaking population was expelled and the town was re-populated by Czechs. In 2010, Mimoň was hit by a severe flood. Afterwards, the town made extensive…

Geography

Mimoň is located about east of Česká Lípa and southwest of Liberec. It lies in the Ralsko Uplands. The highest point is below the mountain Ralsko at above sea level. The town is situated at the confluence of the Ploučnice River and the stream Panenský potok. In the municipal territory is a system of four breeding fishponds fed by the Ploučnice, called Mimoňské rybníky ('Mimoň ponds').

Most-observed species

• Eurasian Blackbird

  Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  1,099
• Great Tit

  Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  991
• Mallard

  Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  991
• Eurasian Blue Tit

  Cyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  940
• Great Spotted Woodpecker

  Dendrocopos major (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  873
• Common Chiffchaff

  Phylloscopus collybita (Vieillot, 1817) · Aves
  824
• Common Buzzard

  Buteo buteo (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  819
• Gray/Purple Heron

  Ardea cinerea Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  788

Most recent

• M 3.1 — 2008-08-13
  4 km NE of Kodersdorf, Germany
• M 2.5 — 2007-12-02
  3 km NNW of Zagrodno, Poland
• M 2.5 — 2007-11-01
  1 km SSE of Zagrodno, Poland
• M 2.7 — 2007-02-01
  5 km ENE of Boles?awiec, Poland
• M 2.5 — 2006-09-08
  5 km W of Z?otoryja, Poland
• M 2.7 — 2006-04-04
  8 km W of Olszanica, Poland