Horní Řasnice

Horní Řasnice
Horní Řasnice
Municipality
	Municipal office and primary school
	Flag Coat of arms
	Horní Řasnice Location in the Czech Republic
	Coordinates: 50°57′56″N 15°12′6″E / 50.96556°N 15.20167°E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Liberec
District	Liberec
First mentioned	1381
Area
• Total	19.04 km2 (7.35 sq mi)
Elevation	380 m (1,250 ft)
Population (2024-01-01)
• Total	242
• Density	13/km2 (33/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	464 01
Website	www.hornirasnice.cz

Horní Řasnice (German: Bärnsdorf an der Tafelfichte) is a municipality and village in Liberec District in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The village of Srbská is an administrative part of Horní Řasnice.

Geography

Horní Řasnice is located about 23 kilometres (14 mi) northeast of Liberec, in a salient region of Frýdlant Hook on the border with Poland. It lies in the Frýdlant Hills. The highest point is the hill Nad Nádražím at 522 m (1,713 ft) above sea level. The village of Horní Řasnice is situated in the valley of the Řasnice Stream, which originates in the municipal territory.

History

The first written mention of Horní Řasnice is from 1381.^[2]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	1,855	—
1880	1,779	−4.1%
1890	1,751	−1.6%
1900	1,820	+3.9%
1910	1,721	−5.4%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	1,467	−14.8%
1930	1,296	−11.7%
1950	502	−61.3%
1961	507	+1.0%
1970	456	−10.1%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	294	−35.5%
1991	236	−19.7%
2001	235	−0.4%
2011	234	−0.4%
2021	236	+0.9%

Source: Censuses^[3]^[4]

Transport

On the Czech-Polish border is the road border crossing Srbská / Miłoszów.

Sights

The main landmark of Horní Řasnice is the Church of the Immaculate Conception. It is a Gothic church from the second half of the 13th century with Baroque modifications.^[5]

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
^ "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Horní Řasnice. Retrieved 2022-10-20.
^ "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.
^ "Kostel Neposkvrněného Početí Panny Marie" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2022-10-20.

External links

Official website

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

[2] "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Horní Řasnice. Retrieved 2022-10-20.

[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] "Kostel Neposkvrněného Početí Panny Marie" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2022-10-20.

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