Tisá (german: Tyssa) is a municipality and village in
Ústí nad Labem District
Ústí nad Labem District ( cs, okres Ústí nad Labem) is one of seven districts ('' okres'') located within the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the city of Ústí nad Labem.
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in the
Ústí nad Labem Region of the
Czech Republic. It has about 1,000 inhabitants.
Etymology
The name is derived from the
Proto-Slavic word ''tes'' and the Czech word ''tis'', meaning '
yew
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It is most prominently given to any of various coniferous trees and shrubs in the genus ''Taxus'':
* European yew or common yew (''Taxus baccata'')
* Pacific yew or western yew (''Taxus br ...
'.
Geography
Tisá is located about north of
Ústí nad Labem, on the border with Germany. It lies mostly in the western tip of the
Elbe Sandstone Mountains and the eponymous protected landscape area. The southern part of the municipal territory belongs to the
Ore Mountains. Tisá is known for a group of rocks within the Elbe Sandstone Mountains, the
Tisa Rocks
The Tisa Rocks or Tisa Walls ( cs, Tiské stěny; german: Tyssaer Wände) are a group of rocks in the Czech Republic. It is located in the western Elbe Sandstone Mountains, not far from its topographical boundary with the Ore Mountains. The regi ...
, which are protected as a nature monument.
History
Around the year 500, a group of the
Slavs
Slavs are the largest European ethnolinguistic group. They speak the various Slavic languages, belonging to the larger Balto-Slavic branch of the Indo-European languages. Slavs are geographically distributed throughout northern Eurasia, main ...
came to the area of today's village. In the 14th century the Vantenberk family usurped an extensive area around
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.
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and built a stronghold named Šenov. Under the region of knights of Bünau ( cs, Bynov) there was a major economic expansion. In 1554–1557, Günter I developed a castle with a Lutheran church, presbytery, school and brewery, and the name of the village was changed due to the castle into Schönstein. In 1631, Croatians and Swedes burned all of the objects in Tisá and Schönstein, and Schönstein lost its importance. From 1750, several factories were built, and the municipality became a centre of the button industry.
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Demographics
Sport
Tisa Rocks are a popular area for rock climbing. The area includes 134 rocks suitable for climbing with a height of 10–50 m.
Sights
The main landmark of the village is the Church of Saint Anne. It was built in the Baroque style in 1789.[
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Notable people
*Václav Zítek Václav Zítek (24 March 1932 – 18 December 2011) was a Czech opera singer. A lyric baritone with a beautiful timbre and a wide vocal range, he was one of the leading Czech singers of the postwar generation. He particularly excelled in portraying ...
(1932–2011), opera singer
References
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Populated places in Ústí nad Labem District