Lažany () is a municipality and village in
Liberec District
Liberec District () is a district in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the city of Liberec.
Administrative division
Liberec District is divided into three administrative districts of municipalities with extended competence: ...
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
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic, also known as Czechia, and historically known as Bohemia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the south ...
. It has about 200 inhabitants.
Geography
Lažany is located about south of
Liberec
Liberec (; ) is a city in the Czech Republic. It has about 108,000 inhabitants, making it the fifth largest city in the country. It lies on the Lusatian Neisse River, in a basin surrounded by mountains. The city centre is well preserved and is pr ...
. It lies in the
Jičín Uplands
The Jičín Uplands () are uplands and a geomorphological mesoregion of the Czech Republic. It is located in the Hradec Králové, Liberec and Central Bohemian regions.
Geomorphology
The Jičín Uplands are a mesoregion of the North Bohemian ...
. The highest point is at above sea level.
History
The first written mention of Lažany is from 1397.
Demographics
Economy
Lažany is an agricultural municipality. It is known for its
cider mill
A cider mill, also known as a cidery, is the location and equipment used to crush apples into apple juice for use in making apple cider, hard cider, applejack, apple wine, pectin and other products derived from apples. More specifically, it ...
and the production of fruit drinks.
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Transport
The D10 motorway runs along the southern municipal border of Lažany and then continues as the I/35 road along the eastern municipal border.
Sights
Lažany is poor in monuments. The only protected cultural monument is a sandstone crucifix from 1821.
References
External links
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Villages in Liberec District