| Frýdštejn | |
|---|---|
| Municipality | |
 Frýdštejn seen from the Frýdštejn Castle | |
 Flag Coat of arms | |
  FrýdštejnLocation in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 50°39′8″N 15°9′32″E / 50.65222°N 15.15889°E / 50.65222; 15.15889 | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Liberec |
| District | Jablonec nad Nisou |
| First mentioned | 1385 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 14.49 km (5.59 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 474 m (1,555 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 854 |
| • Density | 59/km (150/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 463 42, 468 22 |
| Website | www |
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 division
Frýdštejn consists of 11 municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):
- Frýdštejn (311)
- Anděl Strážce (15)
- Bezděčín (125)
- Borek (8)
- Horky (4)
- Kaškovice (51)
- Ondříkovice (32)
- Roudný (95)
- Sestroňovice (63)
- Slapy (0)
- Voděrady (146)
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.
Demographics
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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.
Drábovna is a small sandstone rock town with remains of a medieval castle and an archaeological site.
On the Kopanina Hill there is the eponymous observation tower. It is a 18 m (59 ft) high brick tower, built in 1894.
Notable people
- Zdeněk Hoření (1930–2021), journalist
References
- "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- "Public Census 2021 – basic data". Public Database (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2022.
- "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.
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