Cvikov (german: Zwickau in Böhmen) is a town in

Česká Lípa District Česká Lípa District ( cs, okres Česká Lípa) is a district (''okres'') within the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic. Its district seat is Česká Lípa. List of municipalities Česká Lípa - Bezděz - Blatce - Blíževedly - Bohat ...

in the Liberec Region of the

Czech Republic The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohemia, it is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast. The ...

. It has about 4,600 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

Cvikov is made up of town parts of Cvikov I and Cvikov II, and of villages of Drnovec, Lindava, Naděje, Svitava, Trávník and Záhořín.

Geography

Cvikov is located about northeast of

Česká Lípa Česká Lípa (; german: Böhmisch Leipa) is a town in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 37,000 inhabitants and it is the most populated town of the Czech Republic without city status. The town centre is well preserved and is p ...

and west of

Liberec Liberec (; german: Reichenberg ) is a city in the Czech Republic. It has about 103,000 inhabitants and it is the fifth-largest city in the country. It lies on the Lusatian Neisse, in a basin surrounded by mountains. The city centre is well preser ...

. It lies mostly in the

Ralsko Uplands Ralsko (german: Roll) is a town in Česká Lípa District in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,100 inhabitants. It comprises area of the former military training area with Hradčany Air Base. Because of the former military ...

. The northern part of the municipal territory extends into the Lusatian Mountains and includes the highest point of Cvikov, the mountain Suchý vrch at above sea level. The Boberský Stream flows through the town.

History

The first written mention of Cvikov is from 1352. The settlement was founded in the 13th century. In 1391, it was promoted to a town. In 1634, during the

Thirty Years' War The Thirty Years' War was one of the longest and most destructive conflicts in European history The history of Europe is traditionally divided into four time periods: prehistoric Europe (prior to about 800 BC), classical antiquity (80 ...

, the town was destroyed by fire, then it suffered during the War of the Bavarian Succession (1778). The greatest development of Cvikov occurred in the 19th century, when the town was industrialized.

Demographics

Sights

The landmark of the town is the Church of Saint Elizabeth of Hungary. The original Gothic church was completely rebuilt in 1553–1558, then it was baroque rebuilt into is current form in 1726–1728.

Notable people

Anton Günther Anton Günther (17 November 1783, Lindenau, Bohemia (now part of Cvikov, Czech Republic) – 24 February 1863, Vienna) was an Austrian Roman Catholic philosopher whose work was condemned by the church as heretical tritheism. His work has bee ...

(1783–1863), Austrian philosopher * Karl Kreibich (1883–1966), German Bohemian politician

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* {{authority control Cities and towns in the Czech Republic Populated places in Česká Lípa District Lusatian Mountains