Bukovina u Čisté is a municipality and village in
Semily District
Semily District ( cz, okres Semily) is a district ('' okres'') within the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Semily.
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in the
Liberec Region
Liberec Region ( cs, Liberecký kraj, german: Reichenberger Region, pl, Kraj liberecki) is an administrative unit (Czech: ''kraj'') of the Czech Republic, located in the northernmost part of its historical region of Bohemia. It is named after i ...
of the
Czech Republic
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. It has about 200 inhabitants.
Geography
Bukovina u Čisté is located about east of
Semily
Semily (; german: Semil) is a town in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 8,100 inhabitants.
Administrative parts
Town parts of BÃtouchov and Podmoklice and the village of Spálov are administrative parts of Semily.
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and southeast of
Liberec
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. It lies in a hilly landscape of the
Giant Mountains Foothills
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. The highest point is at above sea level.
History
The first written mention of Bukovina u Čisté is from 1386. The village was then known under the name ''Bukovinka''. In 1628,
Albrecht von Wallenstein
Albrecht Wenzel Eusebius von Wallenstein () (24 September 1583 – 25 February 1634), also von Waldstein ( cs, Albrecht Václav Eusebius z Valdštejna), was a Bohemian military leader and statesman who fought on the Catholic side during the Th ...
acquired Bukovina from Karel Kapoun of Svojkov. He also purchased other manors in the surrounding area and together they were later attached to his
Hostinné
Hostinné (german: Arnau) is a town in Trutnov District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 4,300 inhabitants. It lies on the Elbe river. The town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an urban monument ...
estate. However, Wallenstein was assassinated in Cheb in 1634 and his vast properties were confiscated.
Over the years, Bukovina had many owners, but in 1850 it became an independent municipality. In 1873, the settlement Karlov was founded by Karel of Morzin and came under administration of
Čistá. In 1927 the settlement merged with Hájenka hamlet and nine houses in Čistá, and they were joined to Bukovina. This enlarged municipality became known as Bukovina u Čisté.
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Sights
There are no important monuments. The only protected cultural monuments are the well-preserved timbered house No. 20 from 1834 and a statue of St. John of Nepomuk from 1776.
References
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Villages in Semily District