Sloup v Čechách (german: Bürgstein) is a municipality and village 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

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 700 inhabitants. The area of the village is well preserved and is protected by law as a village monument zone.

Geography

Sloup v Čechách 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. It lies in the Ralsko Uplands. The highest point the hill Slavíček at above sea level. In the southern part of the municipal territory there is a sandstone rock town.

History

The first written mention of Sloup v Čechách is from 1318. There was a customs office on an old trade route from

Prague Prague ( ; cs, Praha ; german: Prag, ; la, Praga) is the capital and List of cities in the Czech Republic, largest city in the Czech Republic, and the historical capital of Bohemia. On the Vltava river, Prague is home to about 1.3 milli ...

Zittau Zittau ( hsb, Žitawa, dsb, Žytawa, pl, Żytawa, cs, Žitava, Upper Lusatian Dialect: ''Sitte''; from Slavic "'' rye''" (Upper Sorbian and Czech: ''žito'', Lower Sorbian: ''žyto'', Polish: ''żyto'')) is the southeasternmost city in the Ge ...

. In 1595, the

Berka of Dubá Berka of Dubá ( cs, Berka z Dubé) 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 Middl ...

family had a new manor house built. The greatest development of the village occurred after 1726, during the rule of Count Josef Jan Maxmilián

Kinsky The House of Kinsky (formerly Vchynští, sg. ''Vchynský'' in Czech; later (in modern Czech) Kinští, sg. ''Kinský''; german: Kinsky von Wchinitz und Tettau) is a prominent Czech noble family originating from the Kingdom of Bohemia. During th ...

, who turned the estate into an important centre of industry and craft. From 1870, Sloup v Čechách became a holiday resort with a number of number of recreational facilities. After the

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposing ...

, the German population was expelled. From 1981 to 1990, Sloup v Čechách was an administrative part of Nový Bor.

Demographics

Sights

Sloup v Čechách is known for the

Sloup Castle Sloup Castle ( cs, Perkenstein or ''Pirkštejn''; german: Einsiedlerstein or ''Bürgstein'') is a rock castle in the municipality of Sloup v Čechách in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic. Etymology It takes its name from the special appea ...

. It is a rock castle on a high sandstone rock. Sloup Chateau was built by Count Kinsky in 1730–1733. Today the Baroque chateau serves as a retirement home. The Church of Saint Catherine of Alexandria was originally built in the 14th century. The current church was built in 1707–1719. A Marian column from 1694 stands in front of the church. There are many well-preserved half-timbered houses in the village.

In popular culture

The fairytale film ''

Give the Devil His Due ''Give the Devil His Due'' () is a 1985 Czech fairytale film directed by Hynek Bočan. It is one of the most popular fairytale films in the Czech Republic. The original Czech title means ''"No joking around with devils"''. Plot Petr's father mar ...

'' was partly shot in the municipality.

Notable people

Ferdinand Břetislav Mikovec Ferdinand Břetislav Mikovec (14 December 1826, Sloup v Čechách – 22 September 1862, Prague) was a Czech writer, publisher, historian, theatre critic and nationalist. Life and work His father was the administrator of a manor house, and died w ...

(1826–1862), writer and historian

Twin towns – sister cities

Sloup v Čechách is twinned with: *

Stolpen Stolpen ( hsb, Stołpin) is a town in the district of Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, in Saxony, Germany. It is a historical town, that grew at the foot of the ''Schloßberg'' with the castle ''Burg Stolpen''. Burg Stolpen Burg Stolpen is ...

, Germany

References

External links

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Sloup Castle official website
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