Jindřichovice pod Smrkem
Jindřichovice pod Smrkem | |
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A timber-framed house in the village | |
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Jindřichovice pod Smrkem Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 50°57′39″N 15°15′00″E / 50.96083°N 15.25000°E | |
| Country | Czech Republic |
| Region | Liberec |
| District | Liberec |
| First mentioned | 1381 |
| Area | |
• Total | 19.14 km2 (7.39 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 376 m (1,234 ft) |
| Population (2025-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 618 |
| • Density | 32/km2 (84/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 463 65 |
| Website | www |
Jindřichovice pod Smrkem (German: Heinersdorf an der Tafelfichte) is a municipality and village in Liberec District in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants.
Administrative division
Jindřichovice pod Smrkem consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):[2]
- Jindřichovice pod Smrkem (573)
- Dětřichovec (39)
Geography
Jindřichovice pod Smrkem is located about 24 kilometres (15 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 Hřebenáč hill at 566 m (1,857 ft) above sea level. The stream Jindřichovický potok flows through the municipality.
History
The first written mention of Jindřichovice pod Smrkem is from 1381.[3]
Demographics
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Transport
On the Czech-Polish border is the road border crossing Jindřichovice pod Smrkem / Świecie.
Jindřichovice pod Smrkem is the terminus of a railway line from Liberec.[6]
Sights
A landmark is the ruin of the Church of Saint James the Great. It was a late Romanesque church from the second half of the 13th century.[3]
Twin towns – sister cities
Jindřichovice pod Smrkem is twinned with:[7]
- Świeradów-Zdrój, Poland
References
- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2025". Czech Statistical Office. 2025-05-16.
- ^ "Public Census 2021 – basic data". Public Database (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2022.
- ^ a b "Historie obce Jindřichovice pod Smrkem" (in Czech). Obec Jindřichovice pod Smrkem. Retrieved 2022-10-21.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Detail stanice Jindřichovice p.Smrkem" (in Czech). České dráhy. Retrieved 2024-02-22.
- ^ "Miasta Partnerskie" (in Polish). Świeradów-Zdrój. Retrieved 2020-08-03.
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