Lázně Libverda () is a spa 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 500 inhabitants.
Etymology
The original German name ''Liebenwerde'' is an abbreviation of "''auf dem Lieben werde''", which then meant "on a lovely island". The Czech name ''Libverda'' was created by transcription.
Geography
Lázně Libverda is located about northeast 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 borders Poland in the east.
Lázně Libverda 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 peak in the municipality and in the whole mountain range is
Smrk
Smrk may refer to:
* Smrk (Jizera Mountains)
Smrk (; ) is the highest mountain in the Czech Republic, Czech part of the Jizera Mountains. Rising , it is sometimes known as "The King of the Jizera Mountains".
Geography
The top of the mountain ...
with . Part of the ''Jizerskohorské bučiny'' National Nature Reserve is located in the southern part of the municipal territory. The creek Libverdský potok flows through the municipality.
History
The first written mention of Lázně Libverda is from 1381, when it was part of the
Frýdlant
Frýdlant (, also known as Frýdlant v Čechách; ) is a town in Liberec District in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 7,400 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an Cultural monument (Cz ...
estate.
Demographics
Spa
The healing power of the local spring was first mentioned in 1601 in a report, which stated that the healing effects were known by pilgrims already at the end of the 14th century. In 1785, a new big spring was uncovered, and between 1786 and 1818, several other spring were uncovered. In 1952, the last two spa springs, Kyselka and Nový vrt, were drilled.
Transport
There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
Sights
The spa are an architecturally valuable and comprehensive set of Neoclassical buildings, built from the second half of the 18th century until 1820. They have preserved their form almost unchanged to this day.
''Obří sud'' ("Giant Barrel") is a restaurant located in a real wooden barrel. It was built in 1931. Later, another building was added to the original barrel. The barrel has a length of , a height of and a width of . The rare restaurant is a symbol of Lázně Libverda.
Twin towns – sister cities
Lázně Libverda 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
*
Świeradów-Zdrój
Świeradów-Zdrój (; ) is a spa town in Lubań County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland near the border with the Czech Republic. The town is located in the Kwisa valley of the Jizera Mountains, a part of the Sudetes range. It ...
, Poland
*
Trzebiel
Trzebiel () () is a village in Żary County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland, close to the German border. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Trzebiel. It lies approximately west of Żary and south-west of Zi ...
, Poland
References
External links
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Libverda Spa
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Spa towns in the Czech Republic
Villages in Liberec District