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Rokytnice nad Jizerou

Total population

2,537

Elevation520 m
Land area36.94 km²
Coordinates50.73°, 15.46°

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City facts

Elevation
520 m
Area
36.94 km²
head of government
Petr Matyáš
Official website
www.mesto-rokytnice.cz

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Overview

Rokytnice nad Jizerou is a town in Semily District in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,500 inhabitants.

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History & geography

History

Rokytnice nad Jizerou was founded in 1574. The first inhabitants engaged in logging and metal mining (copper, lead and silver). The mining stopped paying off at the beginning of the 20th century and ceased. Other important economic activity was glassmaking.

Geography

Rokytnice nad Jizerou is located about east of Liberec. It is a mountain resort town in the western part of the Giant Mountains. The municipal territory borders Poland. The town is located in elongated valleys of the stream Huťský potok, covering an area between the mountains massifs Stráž at above sea level and Lysá hora at , and the left bank of the Jizera River. The highest peak in the municipal territory is Sokolník at , which is located on the border with Poland. The Mumlava River crosses the northern part of the municipal territory.

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Geography

Latitude
50.7272
Longitude
15.4639
Water area
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Notable people from here

František Kaván
František Kaván
Czech poet, natural painter, painter and translator (1866-1941)
Cyril Kutlík
Cyril Kutlík
Slovak painter and illustrator (1869-1900)
Bohumil Hanč
Bohumil Hanč
Czech ski runner (1886–1913)
Ján Kadavý
Ján Kadavý
Slovak composer
Prokop Diviš
Prokop Diviš
Czech physicist, inventor and roman catholic priest (1698-1765)
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Jaroslav Šír
Czechoslovak skier
František Šimůnek
František Šimůnek
ski jumper
Antal Stašek
Antal Stašek
Czech member of Czech council, politician, attorney, poet, publicist, politic writer, translator and bookwriter (1843–1931)
Jindřich Jindříšek
Jindřich Jindříšek
Daniel Bohumil Molnár
Daniel Bohumil Molnár
Czech evangelical priest
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Josef Dufek
Czechoslovak politician (1896–1987)
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Josef Jakub Kučera
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Miloslav Bělonožník
Czech ski jumper and sports official (1918-2010)
Josef Hanuš
Josef Hanuš
Czech literary historian
Karel Tomíček
Karel Tomíček
Czech member of Czech council, attorney and publicist
František Farský
František Farský
agronomist, chemist and entomologist

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Official Identifiers

ČSÚ — Czech Statistical Office

RÚIAN code
CZ577456
Population (Wikidata)
2,478
Wikidata
Q1894625

RÚIAN obec ID via Wikidata P782

Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • Wikidata
  • • Wikidata SPARQL (CC0) — population, area, elevation, inception, head of government, Commons image
  • • ČSÚ — Czech Statistical Office — RÚIAN obec ID via Wikidata P782