Čtveřín (german: Stwerschin, Stwerzin) is a municipality and village in
Liberec District
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. It has about 600 inhabitants.
Administrative parts
The village of Doubí is an administrative part of Čtveřín.
Geography
Čtveřín lies about west of
Turnov
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and south of
Liberec. It is located in the Jičín Uplands. The Čtveřínský Stream flows through the municipality.
History
The first written mention of Čtveřín is from 1394. Doubí was first mentioned in 1388. From 1456, it was part of the
Malá Skála estate.
After the abolition of the
manorialism
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in 1850, Čtveřín with the nearby villages of Doubí, Husa (today a part of
Paceřice) and
Sychrov became a sovereign municipality. In 1961, Sychrov became a municipality and Čtveřín was amalgamated into it. Since 1990 Čtveřín has been a separate municipality again.
Transport
Čtveřín lies on the Liberec–
Stará Paka railway line and is served by the ''Doubí u Turnova'' station in Doubí. The
D10 motorway run through the southern part of the municipality.
Sights
The most notable historic monuments are the sculpture of Calvary in Čtveřín and the Chapel of the Guardian Angel in Doubí. A landmark is the former elementary school, today used as the municipal office.
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Villages in Liberec District