Dubá () is a town in

Česká Lípa District Česká Lípa District () is a Okres, district in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Česká Lípa. Administrative division Česká Lípa District is divided into two Districts of the Czech Republic#Municipalities ...

in the

Liberec Region Liberec Region () is an administrative unit (Czech language, Czech: ''kraj'') of the Czech Republic, located in the northernmost part of its historical region of Bohemia. It is named after its capital Liberec. The region shares international bor ...

of the

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. It has about 1,700 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an urban monument zone.

Administrative division

Dubá consists of 20 municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Dubá (1,135) *Bukovec (10) *Deštná (102) *Dražejov (12) *Dřevčice (98) *Heřmánky (21) *Horky (20) *Horní Dubová Hora (6) *Kluk (2) *Korce (37) *Křenov (8) *Lhota (18) *Nedamov (38) *Nedvězí (16) *Nový Berštejn (35) *Panská Ves (11) *Plešivec (10) *Sušice (10) *Zakšín (69) *Zátyní (23)

Etymology

The name is derived from the Czech word ''dub'', i.e. '

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Geography

Dubá is located about south of

Česká Lípa Česká Lípa (; ) is a town in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 37,000 inhabitants, making it the most populated Czech town without city status. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an urban monume ...

and north of

Prague Prague ( ; ) is the capital and List of cities and towns in the Czech Republic, largest city of the Czech Republic and the historical capital of Bohemia. Prague, located on the Vltava River, has a population of about 1.4 million, while its P ...

. It lies in the

Ralsko Uplands The Ralsko Uplands () are highland, uplands and a Geomorphological division of the Czech Republic, geomorphological mesoregion of the Czech Republic. It is located in the Liberec Region, Liberec, Ústí nad Labem Region, Ústí nad Labem and Centr ...

. The highest point is the hill Korecký vrch at above sea level. There are two fishponds in the municipal territory, Černý and Rozprechtický. Černý is used for recreational purposes, Rozprechtický is used for fish farming. Most of the territory lies in the Kokořínsko – Máchův kraj Protected Landscape Area.

History

According to archaeological finds, there was an old Slavic settlement, existing from the first half of the 11th century. The first written mention of Dubá and Lords of Dubá is from 1253. The

Berka of Dubá Berka of Dubá () was a cadet branch of a Bohemian noble family of Lords of Dubá established by Hynek Berka of Dubá (1249–1306). It held estates in what is today the Czech Republic and Saxony in Germany throughout the Middle Ages. Ancestors ...

family owned the town until 1622. After the

Battle of White Mountain The Battle of White Mountain (; ) was an important battle in the early stages of the Thirty Years' War. It led to the defeat of the Bohemian Revolt and ensured Habsburg control for the next three hundred years. It was fought on 8 November 16 ...

, their properties were confiscated and Dubá was acquired by

Albrecht von Wallenstein Albrecht Wenzel Eusebius von Wallenstein, Duke of Friedland (; 24 September 1583 – 25 February 1634), also von Waldstein (), was a Bohemian military leader and statesman who fought on the Catholic side during the Thirty Years' War (1618–16 ...

. After that, the owners of Dubá often changed. Because of large fires in 1692, 1711 and 1845, Dubá never became a big town. Until 1918, the town was part of

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, head of the Dubá – Dauba district, one of the 94 ''Bezirkshauptmannschaften'' in

Bohemia Bohemia ( ; ; ) is the westernmost and largest historical region of the Czech Republic. In a narrow, geographic sense, it roughly encompasses the territories of present-day Czechia that fall within the Elbe River's drainage basin, but historic ...

. From 1938 to 1945, it was annexed by

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and administered as a part of the

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. After

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, the German population was expelled.

Demographics

Transport

The I/9 road (the section from Česká Lípa to

Mělník Mělník (; ) is a town in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 20,000 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an Cultural monument (Czech Republic)#Monument zones, urban monument zon ...

) passes through the municipality.

Sights

The main landmark of the Dubá is the Church of the Finding the Holy Cross. It was built in the late Baroque style in 1744–1760. The interior is equipped with rococo furniture. Nový Berštejn Castle was built in 1553–1567. In 1945, it was confiscated by the state and adapted to a special boarding school. After falling into disrepair, it was to be demolished, but it was bought by a private owner in 1991 and repaired. Since 1997, the castle has been used as a hotel with a sports complex.

Notable people

* Gerold Tietz (1941–2009), German writer

Twin towns – sister cities

Dubá is twinned with: *

Mirsk Mirsk is a town in Lwówek Śląski County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district (gmina) called Gmina Mirsk, close to the Czech border. It is situated on the upper Kwisa river north of ...

, Poland

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Duba Cities and towns in the Czech Republic Populated places in Česká Lípa District