Rumburk

History

The first written mention of Rumburk is from 1298. In 1377, it is already referred to as a town. In 1566, a Renaissance castle replaced an old fortress and Rumburk became the centre of the Tolštejn estate. Between 1713 and 1764, English merchants settled here and foreign capital has contributed to long-term development of the town. In 1869, the railway was built. During the Paris Peace Conference after World War I, American, British, and Italian diplomats agreed that the Rumburk corner should be given to Germany for economic and ethnographic reasons. Eventually, the Conference followed the Czechs' demand based on alleged indivisibility of Bohemia. In 1938, Rumburk was occupied by Nazi Germany and administered as part of the Reichsgau Sudetenland. After World War II, the German-speaking population was expelled and replaced by Czech settlers.

Geography

Rumburk is located about northeast of Děčín. It lies in the salient region of Šluknov Hook, on the border with Germany. It is situated in the Lusatian Highlands. The highest point is the hill Dymník at above sea level. The Mandau River (here called Mandava) flows through the town.

Most-observed species

• Great Tit

  Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  599
• Eurasian Blackbird

  Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  598
• Eurasian Blue Tit

  Cyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  539
• Great Spotted Woodpecker

  Dendrocopos major (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  536
• Common Chaffinch

  Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  474
• European Robin

  Erithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  432
• Eurasian Jay

  Garrulus glandarius (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  408
• Eurasian Nuthatch

  Sitta europaea Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  397

Most recent

• M 2.9 — 2008-08-14
  4 km NE of Zagrodno, Poland
• M 3.1 — 2008-08-13
  4 km NE of Kodersdorf, Germany
• M 2.6 — 2007-12-08
  3 km NNE of Zagrodno, Poland
• 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 2.6 — 2007-07-25
  3 km NE of Gromadka, Poland