Stružnice () is a municipality and village in

Česká Lípa District Česká Lípa District () is a Okres, district in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Česká Lípa. Administrative division Česká Lípa District is divided into two Districts of the Czech Republic#Municipalities ...

in the

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of the

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. It has about 1,000 inhabitants.

Administrative division

Stružnice consists of four municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Stružnice (614) *Bořetín (49) *Jezvé (295) *Stráž u České Lípy (7)

Etymology

The name is derived from the Czech word ''strouha'', i.e. 'brook'. It denoted a village located along a brook.

Geography

Stružnice is located about west of

Česká Lípa Česká Lípa (; ) is a town in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 37,000 inhabitants, making it the most populated Czech town without city status. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an urban monume ...

and west of

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. It lies on the border between the

Central Bohemian Uplands The Central Bohemian Uplands (also known as Central Bohemian Highlands; , ) is a highland and Geomorphological division of the Czech Republic, geomorphological mesoregion of the Czech Republic. It is located mostly in the Ústí nad Labem Region. ...

and

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. The highest point is at above sea level. The

Ploučnice The Ploučnice () is a river in the Czech Republic, a right tributary of the Elbe River. It flows through the Liberec Region, Liberec and Ústí nad Labem Region, Ústí nad Labem regions. It is long, making it the List of rivers of the Czech Repu ...

River flows through the municipality. Most of the municipal territory lies within the České středohoří Protected Landscape Area.

History

The first written mention of Stružnice is from 1281, when it belonged to Záviš of Stružnice. His family, later known as Lords of Klinštejn, owned Stružnice until 1403, when they sold it to the Berka of Dubá family. Then the owners often changed. In 1629, Stružnice was bought by Vilém Wratislaw of Mitrovice, Grand Prior of

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. He annexed it to the

Horní Libchava Horní Libchava () is a municipality and village in Česká Lípa District in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 900 inhabitants. Etymology The earliest writing of the name Libchava was ''Lubchava''. The name consists of the ad ...

estate and tried to transfer the property to the

Wratislaw of Mitrovice The Wratislaw of Mitrovice or Vratislav of Mitrovice (; ) is a Bohemian nobility, Bohemian noble family. The first mentioned member of the family is Wratislaw, who acquired the estate of Mezno, Mitrovice in 1448. The family gradually gained sign ...

family, but it remained in the possession of the Knights Hospitaller order until the first half of the 20th century.

Demographics

Transport

Stružnice is located on the railway line

–

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 ...

Sights

The most important monument is the Church of Saint Lawrence, located in Jezvé. It was built in the Baroque style in 1746–1756 on the site of and old medieval church. It was reconstructed after a fire in 1798.

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