Staré Křečany (until 1946 Starý Ehrenberk; ) 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

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. It has about 1,200 inhabitants.

Administrative division

Staré Křečany consists of six municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Staré Křečany (691) *Brtníky (191) * Kopec (18) *Nové Křečany (202) *Panský (17) *Valdek (22)

Geography

Staré Křečany 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 Šluknov Hook (, ; or ), Šluknov Spur, or Šluknov Projection is a Salient (geography), salient region found in the northern Czech Republic along the border with Germany. Geography The area is part of the southern Lusatian Highlands, between ...

, briefly bordering

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in the west. Staré Křečany lies mostly in the

Lusatian Highlands The Lusatian Highlands at www.silvaportal.info. Accessed on 10 July 2011. or Lusatian Hills Elbe Sandstone Mountains The Elbe Sandstone Mountains, also called the Elbe Sandstone Highlands (, ; , ), are a mountain range straddling the border between the state of Saxony in southeastern Germany and the North Bohemian region of the Czech Republic, with about three-q ...

. The highest point is at above sea level. The

Mandau The Mandau () is a river in Bohemia (Czech Republic) and Saxony (Germany). It is a left tributary of the Lusatian Neisse, which it joins near Zittau. It originates from multiple springs north of the 580.6m (1902 feet AMSL) Wolf Mountain (Czec ...

River originates in the municipal territory and then flows through the village of Staré Křečany.

History

The first written mention of Staré Křečany is from 1485 (under the name Starý Ehrenberk). The village was founded by a salt trade route leading from the Baltic to the south. In 1633, Starý Ehrenberk was destroyed by Saxons and Swedes. The village was not restored until 1686. Until

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, the village was ethnically mixed Czech-German. After the war, the German population was expelled. In 1946, the municipality and the village were renamed Staré Křečany.

Demographics

Transport

Staré Křečany is located on the railway line

Rumburk Rumburk (; ) is a town in Děčín District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 11,000 inhabitants. It lies on the border with Germany. Administrative division Rumburk consists of three municipal parts (in brackets ...

–

Mikulášovice Mikulášovice () is a town in Děčín District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,100 inhabitants. Administrative division Mikulášovice consists of four municipal parts (in brackets population according to the ...

. However, trains run on it only on weekends and holidays during the summer season.

Sights

The main landmark of Staré Křečany is the Church of Saint John of Nepomuk. It was built in the late Baroque style in 1736–1741. In 1795, a large entrance gate with statues of angels and the cemetery wall were added. The

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 ...

were established by the cemetery wall in 1822.

References

External links

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