Jiříkov (; german: Georgswalde) is a town in

Děčín District Děčín District ( cs, okres Děčín) is one of seven districts ('' okres'') located within the Ústí nad Labem Region in the Czech Republic. Its capital is the city of Děčín. Complete list of municipalities Arnoltice - Benešov nad Plou� ...

in the

Ústí nad Labem Region Ústí nad Labem Region or Ústecký Region ( cs, Ústecký kraj, , ), is an administrative unit ( cs, kraj) of the Czech Republic, located in the north-western part of the historical land of Bohemia, and named after the capital, Ústí nad La ...

of the

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. It has about 3,500 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The town is made up of town parts of Filipov, Loučné, Nový Jiříkov and Starý Jiříkov.

Geography

Jiříkov is located about northeast of Děčín. It lies in the salient region of

Šluknov Hook The Šluknov Hook ( cs, Šluknovský výběžek, ; german: Schluckenauer Zipfel or ''Böhmisches Niederland'') or Šluknov Spur or Šluknov Projection is a salient region found in the northern Czech Republic along the border with Germany. The ar ...

, on the border with

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. The town is urbanistically fused with the neighbouring town of

Ebersbach-Neugersdorf Ebersbach-Neugersdorf ( dsb, Habrachćicy-Nowe Jěžercy) is a town in the district of Görlitz, in Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the border with the Czech Republic, just across from the Czech town of Jiříkov. It was formed on 1 January 2 ...

. Jiříkov is situated in the

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. The Jiříkovský Stream flows through the town.

Transport

There is a road border crossing and railway border crossing ''Jiříkov / Ebersbach''.

References

External links

* Cities and towns in the Czech Republic Populated places in Děčín District {{ÚstíNadLabem-geo-stub