Žandov () is a town in

Česká Lípa District Česká Lípa District () is a Okres, district in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Česká Lípa. Administrative division Česká Lípa District is divided into two Districts of the Czech Republic#Municipalities ...

in the

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of the

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. It has about 1,900 inhabitants.

Administrative division

Žandov consists of seven municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Žandov (1,352) *Dolní Police (54) *Heřmanice (135) *Novosedlo (21) *Radeč (97) *Valteřice (148) *Velká Javorská (37)

Etymology

The original German name Sandau is a common German name, derived from 'sand' (with the same meaning in both German and English). The Czech name was created by transcription of the German one.

Geography

Žandov is located about west of

Česká Lípa Česká Lípa (; ) is a town in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 37,000 inhabitants, making it the most populated Czech town without city status. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an urban monume ...

and east of

Ústí nad Labem Ústí nad Labem (; ) is a city in the Czech Republic. It has about 91,000 inhabitants and is the capital of the Ústí nad Labem Region. It is a major industrial centre and, besides being an active river port, is an important railway junction. ...

. It lies in the Central Bohemian Uplands. The highest point is the hill Havraní vrch at above sea level. The

Ploučnice The Ploučnice () is a river in the Czech Republic, a right tributary of the Elbe River. It flows through the Liberec Region, Liberec and Ústí nad Labem Region, Ústí nad Labem regions. It is long, making it the List of rivers of the Czech Repu ...

River flows through the town. The entire municipal territory lies within the České středohoří Protected Landscape Area.

History

The first written mention of Žandov is from 1282. The longest and most important owners of Žandov were the

Berka of Dubá Berka of Dubá () was a cadet branch of a Bohemian noble family of Lords of Dubá established by Hynek Berka of Dubá (1249–1306). It held estates in what is today the Czech Republic and Saxony in Germany throughout the Middle Ages. Ancestors ...

family (before 1428) and the Wartenberg family (from 1428). In the middle of the 15th century, the village was promoted to a town. From 1938 to 1945, it was annexed to

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and administered as a part of the

Reichsgau Sudetenland The Reichsgau Sudetenland was an administrative division of Nazi Germany from 1939 to 1945. It comprised the northern part of the ''Sudetenland'' territory, which was annexed from Czechoslovakia according to the 30 September 1938 Munich Agreement. ...

. After World War II, Žandov lost its status of a town, but regained it in 1998.

Demographics

Transport

Žandov is located on the railway line

Liberec Liberec (; ) is a city in the Czech Republic. It has about 108,000 inhabitants, making it the fifth largest city in the country. It lies on the Lusatian Neisse River, in a basin surrounded by mountains. The city centre is well preserved and is pr ...

–

Děčín Děčín (; ) is a city in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 46,000 inhabitants. It is the seventth largest municipality in the country by area. Děčín is an important traffic junction. Administrative division Děč ...

Sights

The main landmark of Žandov is the Church of Saint Bartholomew. It is originally a Gothic church, rebuilt in 1540 and 1682. The current look is the result of the late Baroque modifications from 1775. In the middle of the town square is a fountain from 1853 and a statue of Saint Sebastian from 1822.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Zandov Cities and towns in the Czech Republic