Svijany () 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 300 inhabitants. It is known for the

Svijany Brewery Svijany Brewery () is a brewery in Svijany in the Czech Republic. Established in 1564, it is one of the oldest Czech breweries. The brewery produces an extensive range of unpasteurised lagers, mostly light in color and ranging in strength betwee ...

Geography

Svijany is located about south 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 prese ...

. It lies in the

Jičín Uplands Jičín (; german: Jitschin or ''Gitschin'') is a town in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 16,000 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an urban monument reservation. T ...

. The highest point is at above sea level. The municipality is situated on the right bank of the Jizera River, which forms the southern municipal border.

History

The first written mention of Svijany is from 1345, when the village was owned by a

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monastery in

Mnichovo Hradiště Mnichovo Hradiště (; german: Münchengrätz) is a town in Mladá Boleslav District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 8,700 inhabitants. The town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an urban monum ...

. In 1565, Svijany was acquired by Jaroslav of Wartenberg, who had built a

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castle here. Upon Jaroslav's death in 1602, the village passed to

Joachim Andreas von Schlick Joachim Andreas von Schlick, Count of Passaun and Weißkirchen (in Czech Jáchym Ondřej Šlik z Holíče, hrabě z Passaunu; 9 September 1569, in Ostrov – 21 June 1621, in Prague) was a Bohemian nobleman of the Schlick family in the Kingdom ...

. As a rebel against Habsburg rule of Bohemia, he was executed in 1621, and in 1623, Svijany came under control of

Albrecht of Wallenstein Albrecht Wenzel Eusebius von Wallenstein () (24 September 1583 – 25 February 1634), also von Waldstein ( cs, Albrecht Václav Eusebius z Valdštejna), was a Bohemian military leader and statesman who fought on the Catholic side during the T ...

. His family owned Svijany until 1814. From 1820, the village was in possession of the Rohan family, who were its last aristocratic owners. In 1945, the castle and the brewery were confiscated and nationalized. The castle was rebuilt into apartments and gradually fell into disrepair.

Economy

Svijany is known for the

, which was founded in 1564. It is one of the oldest continuously operating breweries in the Czech Republic.

Transport

The D10 motorway runs through Svijany.

Sights

The most notable monument is the Svijany Castle. It was built in 1578, and rebuilt and extended during the rule of the Waldstein family. Since 1998, the castle has been owned by the brewery, which had reconstructed it. Today the castle is open to the public, contains several exhibitions, and is also used as a hotel and restaurant.

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* {{authority control Villages in Liberec District