Frýdštejn

Frýdštejn
Frýdštejn
Municipality
	Frýdštejn seen from the Frýdštejn Castle
	Flag Coat of arms
	Frýdštejn Location in the Czech Republic
	Coordinates: 50°39′8″N 15°9′32″E / 50.65222°N 15.15889°E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Liberec
District	Jablonec nad Nisou
First mentioned	1385
Area
• Total	14.49 km2 (5.59 sq mi)
Elevation	474 m (1,555 ft)
Population (2024-01-01)
• Total	854
• Density	59/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal codes	463 42, 468 22
Website	www.obec-frydstejn.cz

Frýdštejn (German: Friedstein) is a municipality and village in Jablonec nad Nisou District in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 900 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The villages and hamlets of Anděl Strážce, Bezděčín, Borek, Horky, Kaškovice, Ondříkovice, Roudný, Sestroňovice, Slapy and Voděrady are administrative parts of Frýdštejn.

Geography

Frýdštejn is located about 7 kilometres (4 mi) south of Jablonec nad Nisou and 13 km (8 mi) south of Liberec. It lies on the border between the Jičín Uplands and Ještěd–Kozákov Ridge. The highest point is the hill Kopanina at 657 m (2,156 ft) above sea level.

History

The first written mention of Frýdštejn is from 1385.^[2]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	1,630	—
1880	1,624	−0.4%
1890	1,699	+4.6%
1900	1,780	+4.8%
1910	1,820	+2.2%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	1,681	−7.6%
1930	1,799	+7.0%
1950	1,160	−35.5%
1961	1,156	−0.3%
1970	1,039	−10.1%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	989	−4.8%
1991	803	−18.8%
2001	807	+0.5%
2011	824	+2.1%
2021	850	+3.2%

Source: Censuses^[3]^[4]

Transport

The I/10 road (part of the European route E65) from Turnov to the Czech-Polish border in Harrachov passes through the southern part of the municipality.

Sights

Frýdštejn is known for the ruins of the Frýdštejn Castle. Existence of this rock castle was first documented in 1385. It was abandoned in the second half of the 16th century.^[5]

Drábovna is a small sandstone rock town with remains of a medieval castle and an archaeological site.^[6]

On the Kopanina Hill there is the eponymous observation tower. It is a 18 m (59 ft) high brick tower, built in 1894.^[7]

Notable people

Zdeněk Hoření (1930–2021), journalist

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
^ "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Frýdštejn. Retrieved 2021-02-07.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
^ "Historie" (in Czech). Frýdštejn Castle. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
^ "Skalní městečko Drábovna u Malé Skály" (in Czech). CzechTourism. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
^ "Rozhledna Kopanina v Českém ráji" (in Czech). CzechTourism. Retrieved 2022-11-07.

External links

Official website

[1] "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.

[2] "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Frýdštejn. Retrieved 2021-02-07.

[3] "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.

[4] "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.

[5] "Historie" (in Czech). Frýdštejn Castle. Retrieved 2022-11-07.

[6] "Skalní městečko Drábovna u Malé Skály" (in Czech). CzechTourism. Retrieved 2022-11-07.

[7] "Rozhledna Kopanina v Českém ráji" (in Czech). CzechTourism. Retrieved 2022-11-07.

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