Zubrnice (german: Saubernitz) is a municipality and village in

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in the

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of the

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. It has about 200 inhabitants. The folk architecture in the village is well preserved and is protected by law as a village monument reservation.

Administrative parts

The village of Týniště is an administrative part of Zubrnice.

Etymology

The name is most likely derived from ''zubr'' (i.e. ' european bison'). It first appeared as ''Zubrnycz''.

Geography

Zubrnice is located about east of

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. It lies in the

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. The highest point is at above sea level. The entire municipal territory lies within the České středohoří Protected Landscape Area.

History

The first written mention of Zubrnice is from 1352, when the church was mentioned. With a short break after the

Hussite Wars The Hussite Wars, also called the Bohemian Wars or the Hussite Revolution, were a series of civil wars fought between the Hussites and the combined Catholic forces of Holy Roman Emperor Sigismund, the Papacy, European monarchs loyal to the Cat ...

, when Zubrnice was acquired by Jan of Vartenberk, the village was owned by the bishopric in Litoměřice continuously until 1848.

Demographics

Sights

Zubrnice is known for it Museum in Nature with a set of valuable buildings of folk architecture, consisting of timbered, half-timbered and brick buildings. The baroque well in the centre is from 1695. The Church of Saint Mary Magdalene is as old as the village. In 1723–1732, it was rebuilt in the Baroque style.

References

External links

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The National Open Air Museum official websiteMuseum in Nature
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