Lipová (until 1948 Haňšpach; ) is a municipality and village in

Děčín District Děčín District () is a district in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the city of Děčín. Administrative division Děčín District is divided into three administrative districts of municipalities with extende ...

in the

Ústí nad Labem Region Ústí nad Labem Region or Ústecký Region () is an Regions of the Czech Republic, administrative unit () of the Czech Republic, located in the north-western part of the historical land of Bohemia, and named after the capital, Ústí nad Labem. I ...

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 600 inhabitants.

Administrative division

Lipová consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Lipová (636) *Liščí (3)

Geography

Lipová is located about northeast of

Děčín Děčín (; ) is a city in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 46,000 inhabitants. It is the seventth largest municipality in the country by area. Děčín is an important traffic junction. Administrative division Děč ...

and northeast of

Ústí nad Labem Ústí nad Labem (; ) is a city in the Czech Republic. It has about 91,000 inhabitants and is the capital of the Ústí nad Labem Region. It is a major industrial centre and, besides being an active river port, is an important railway junction. ...

. It lies in the salient region of Šluknov Hook, on the border with

Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen States of Germany, constituent states have a total popu ...

. It borders the German municipalities of Steinigtwolmsdorf and Sohland an der Spree. It is situated in the

Lusatian Highlands The Lusatian Highlands at www.silvaportal.info. Accessed on 10 July 2011. or Lusatian HillsBerka of Dubá family as part of the Tolštejn estate. In 1948, the name of the municipality was changed from Haňšpach to Lipová.

Demographics

Economy

The municipality suffers from its location in Šluknov Hook at the periphery of the Czech Republic. The region has persistently high unemployment rate, low supply of services and poor quality of healthcare.

Transport

There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality. On the Czech-German border is the road broder crossing ''Lipová / Sohland''.

Sights

The main landmark of Lipová is the Church of Saints Simon and Jude, built in the Baroque style in 1691–1695. The tower was added in 1781. Lipová Castle was built in 1736–1738. Today it is a ruin. It is surrounded by a park.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lipova Villages in Děčín District