Sloup v Čechách (german: Bürgstein) is a municipality and village in Česká Lípa District in the Liberec Region of the

Czech Republic The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohemia, it is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast. Th ...

. It has about 700 inhabitants. The area of the village is well preserved and is protected by law as a village monument zone.

Geography

Sloup v Čechách is located about northeast of

Česká Lípa Česká Lípa (; german: Böhmisch Leipa) is a town in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 37,000 inhabitants and it is the most populated town of the Czech Republic without city status. The town centre is well preserved and is ...

and west of Liberec. It lies in the

Ralsko Uplands Ralsko (german: Roll) is a town in Česká Lípa District in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,100 inhabitants. It comprises area of the former military training area with Hradčany Air Base. Because of the former milita ...

. The highest point the hill Slavíček at above sea level. In the southern part of the municipal territory there is a sandstone rock town.

History

The first written mention of Sloup v Čechách is from 1318. There was a customs office on an old trade route from

Prague Prague ( ; cs, Praha ; german: Prag, ; la, Praga) is the capital and largest city in the Czech Republic, and the historical capital of Bohemia. On the Vltava river, Prague is home to about 1.3 million people. The city has a temperate ...

Zittau Zittau ( hsb, Žitawa, dsb, Žytawa, pl, Żytawa, cs, Žitava, Upper Lusatian Dialect: ''Sitte''; from Slavic "''rye''" (Upper Sorbian and Czech: ''žito'', Lower Sorbian: ''žyto'', Polish: ''żyto'')) is the southeasternmost city in the Ger ...

. In 1595, the

Berka of Dubá Berka of Dubá ( cs, Berka z Dubé) 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 Mi ...

family had a new manor house built. The greatest development of the village occurred after 1726, during the rule of Count Josef Jan Maxmilián Kinsky, who turned the estate into an important centre of industry and craft. From 1870, Sloup v Čechách became a holiday resort with a number of number of recreational facilities. After the

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the World War II by country, vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great power ...

, the German population was expelled. From 1981 to 1990, Sloup v Čechách was an administrative part of

Nový Bor Nový Bor (; until 1948 Hajda, german: Haida) is a town in Česká Lípa District in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 11,000 inhabitants. The town is known for its glass industry. The historic town centre is well preserved an ...

Demographics

Sights

Sloup v Čechách is known for the Sloup Castle. It is a rock castle on a high sandstone rock. Sloup Chateau was built by Count Kinsky in 1730–1733. Today the Baroque chateau serves as a retirement home. The Church of Saint Catherine of Alexandria was originally built in the 14th century. The current church was built in 1707–1719. A Marian column from 1694 stands in front of the church. There are many well-preserved half-timbered houses in the village.

In popular culture

The fairytale film '' Give the Devil His Due'' was partly shot in the municipality.

Notable people

* Ferdinand Břetislav Mikovec (1826–1862), writer and historian

Twin towns – sister cities

Sloup v Čechách is

twinned Twinning (making a twin of) may refer to: * In biology and agriculture, producing two offspring (i.e., twins) at a time, or having a tendency to do so; * Twin towns and sister cities, towns and cities involved in town twinning * Twinning inst ...

with: *

Stolpen Stolpen ( hsb, Stołpin) is a town in the district of Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, in Saxony, Germany. It is a historical town, that grew at the foot of the ''Schloßberg'' with the castle ''Burg Stolpen''. Burg Stolpen Burg Stolpen is ...

, Germany

References

External links

*
Sloup Castle official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sloup v Cechach Villages in Česká Lípa District Populated places in Česká Lípa District