Lučany nad Nisou () is a town in

Jablonec nad Nisou District Jablonec nad Nisou District () is a district in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the city of Jablonec nad Nisou. Administrative division Jablonec nad Nisou District is divided into three administrative districts of municip ...

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 1,900 inhabitants.

Administrative division

Lučany nad Nisou consists of three municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Lučany nad Nisou (1,643) *Horní Maxov (160) * Jindřichov (149)

Geography

Lučany nad Nisou is located about northeast of

Jablonec nad Nisou Jablonec nad Nisou (; ) is a city in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 46,000 inhabitants. It is the second-largest city in the region. It is a local centre for education, and is known for its glass and jewelry production, espe ...

. It lies in the

Jizera Mountains Jizera Mountains (), or Izera Mountains (; ), are part of the Western Sudetes on the border between the Czech Republic and Poland. The range got its name from the Jizera (river), Jizera River, which rises at the southern base of the Smrk (Jizera), ...

. The highest point is the mountain Slovanka at above sea level.

History

The first written mention of Lučany nad Nisou is from 1623. In 1892, the village was promoted to a

market town A market town is a settlement most common in Europe that obtained by custom or royal charter, in the Middle Ages, a market right, which allowed it to host a regular market; this distinguished it from a village or city. In Britain, small rura ...

and in 1913, it became a town. After

World War II World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...

, Lučany nad Nisou lost its town status, but it was returned to the municipality in 2006.

Demographics

Transport

Lučany nad Nisou is located on the railway line from

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 ...

Szklarska Poręba Szklarska Poręba () is a town in Karkonosze County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. The town has a population of around 6,500. It is a popular ski resort. An important regional and national centre for mountain hiking, cycli ...

Sights

The main landmark of Lučany nad Nisou is the Church of the Visitation of the Virgin Mary. It was built in the neo-Renaissance style in 1886–1889. The second church in the municipality is the Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Horní Maxov. There are two observation towers in the municipal territory, Bramberk and Slovanka on the eponymous mountains. There are

Stations of the Cross The Stations of the Cross or the Way of the Cross, also known as the Via Dolorosa, Way of Sorrows or the , are a series of fourteen images depicting Jesus in Christianity, Jesus Christ on the day of Crucifixion of Jesus, his crucifixion and acc ...

along the way to the top of Slovanka.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lucany nad Nisou Cities and towns in the Czech Republic Populated places in Jablonec nad Nisou District