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Jiřetín Pod Jedlovou
Jiřetín pod Jedlovou () is a municipality and village in Děčín District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 700 inhabitants. The historic centre with the area of Křížová hora is well preserved and is protected as an Cultural monument (Czech Republic)#Monument zones, urban monument zone. Administrative division Jiřetín pod Jedlovou consists of four municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Jiřetín pod Jedlovou (639) *Jedlová (4) *Lesné (10) *Rozhled (29) Etymology The original German name of Jiřetín pod Jedlovou was ''Sankt Georgenthal'', which translates as "Saint George's Valley". The municipality was founded in 1539 by Georg of Schleinitz (), therefore it was entrusted to the protection of Saint George and was named after its patron. The Czech name was created in 1949 from the name of Jiří according to older Czech geographic names. After 1945, the municipality was called Svatý Jiřetín ("Saint Ji ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Obec
(, ; plural ) is the Czech and Slovak word for a municipality (in the Czech Republic, in Slovakia and abroad). The literal meaning of the word is " commune" or " community". It is the smallest administrative unit that is governed by elected representatives. Cities and towns are also municipalities. Definition The legal definition (according to the Czech code of law with similar definition in the Slovak code of law) is: ''"The municipality is a basic territorial self-governing community of citizens; it forms a territorial unit, which is defined by the boundary of the municipality."'' Every municipality is composed of one or more cadastral areas. Every municipality is also composed of one or more municipal parts (), which are usually town quarters or villages. A municipality can have its own flag and coat of arms. Czech Republic Almost the entire area of the Czech Republic is divided into municipalities, with the only exception being military training areas. The smaller mu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |