Kamenický Šenov (german: Steinschönau) 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 - Bo ...

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 ...

of the

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. It has about 3,900 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an urban monument zone.

Administrative parts

The village of Prácheň is an administrative part of Kamenický Šenov.

Geography

Kamenický Šenov is located about north 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 in the

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. The highest point is the hill Česká skála at above sea level. The Šenovský Creek springs in the territory and flows through the town.

History

The first written mention of Kamenický Šenov is from 1352, as a village called ''Sonov'' founded by immigrant

Sorbs Sorbs ( hsb, Serbja, dsb, Serby, german: Sorben; also known as Lusatians, Lusatian Serbs and Wends) are a indigenous West Slavic ethnic group predominantly inhabiting the parts of Lusatia located in the German states of Saxony and Brandenbu ...

. The village belonged to the

Česká Kamenice Česká Kamenice (; german: Böhmisch Kamnitz) is a town in Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 5,200 inhabitants. The town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an urban monument zone. Administrative parts V ...

estate, therefore it began to be called Kamenický Šenov. In the 17th century, the local glassmakers are first mentioned, and during the 17th and 18th centuries there was a massive boom in glass refining and in glass trade. The glass industry significantly contributed to the rapid growth of Kamenický Šenov and the inhabitants began to get rich. Until 1918, the town was part of the

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(Austria side after the

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), in the ''Tetschen'' –

Děčín Děčín (; german: Tetschen, 1942–1945: ''Tetschen–Bodenbach'') is a city in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 47,000 inhabitants. It is the 7th largest municipality in the country by area. Administrative parts D ...

District, one of the 94 ''Bezirkshauptmannschaften'' in

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Demographics

Economy

The town has a long history of

glass works Glass production involves two main methods – the float glass process that produces sheet glass, and glassblowing that produces bottles and other containers. It has been done in a variety of ways during the history of glass. Glass container ...

. It is also known for the manufacture of

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s, operated by the Preciosa company.

Education

The Secondary Glassmaking School in Kamenický Šenov was founded in 1856 and is the oldest vocational school of its kind in the world.

Sights

The history of glass making in the town is presented in Glass Museum Kamenický Šenov. It is located in a historic house, built around 1770. The main landmark of the town centre is the Church of the Birth of Saint John the Baptist. It is a Baroque building, built in 1715–1718. Panská skála is a national nature monument and a symbol of the town. It is a

basalt Basalt (; ) is an aphanite, aphanitic (fine-grained) extrusive igneous rock formed from the rapid cooling of low-viscosity lava rich in magnesium and iron (mafic lava) exposed at or very near the planetary surface, surface of a terrestrial ...

rock, locally known as the "stone organ pipes".

Notable people

Ignaz Pallme Ignaz Samuel Pallme ( Steinschönau 1 February 1806 – Hainburg near Vienna 11 June 1877) was a German Bohemian explorer. He undertook a journey to Kordofan in 1837, on commission, for a mercantile establishment at Cairo, in the hope of discoveri ...

(1806–1877), German explorer *

Franz Bischoff Franz Albert Bischoff (January 14, 1864 – February 5, 1929) was an American artist known primarily for his China painting, floral paintings and California landscapes. He was born in Steinschönau, Austria (now known as Kamenický Šenov, Czech R ...

(1864–1929), American artist

Twin towns – sister cities

Kamenický Šenov is twinned with: *

Rheinbach Rheinbach is a town in the Rhein-Sieg-Kreis district (Landkreis), in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It belongs to the administrative district (Regierungsbezirk) of Cologne. Geography Situated south-west of Bonn and south of Cologne, Rheinbach ...

, Germany

References

External links

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Steinschönau Genealogy websiteOfficial website of Glass school Kamenický Šenov
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kamenicky Senov Cities and towns in the Czech Republic Populated places in Česká Lípa District