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
Czech Republic
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. It has about 2,000 inhabitants.
Administrative division
Velký Šenov consists of six municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):
*Velký Šenov (1,308)
*Janovka (19)
*Knížecí (15)
*Leopoldka (461)
*Malý Šenov (67)
*Staré Hraběcí (19)
Geography
Velký Šenov 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 ...
. It is located in the salient region of Šluknov Hook on the border with
Germany
Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen States of Germany, constituent states have a total popu ...
. It lies in the
Lusatian Highlands
The Lusatian Highlands at www.silvaportal.info. Accessed on 10 July 2011. or Lusatian HillsSebnitz River (here called Vilémovský potok) originates in the woods in the southeastern part of the municipal territory and flows through the town proper.
History
The first written mention of Šenov is from 1404. There was a fortress, but it was destroyed during the
Hussite Wars
The Hussite Wars, also called the Bohemian Wars or the Hussite Revolution, were a series of civil wars fought between the Hussites and the combined Catholic forces of Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor, Holy Roman Emperor Sigismund, the Papacy, a ...
in 1430 and was never restored. In addition to agriculture, the main source of livelihood was weaving and linen. At the beginning of the 19th century, the production of ribbons developed in the village. In 1827, a button factory started operating, but at the end of the 19th century the production moved to Lipová.
The importance and number of inhabitants of the village grew and it was therefore promoted to a town in 1907. In 1914, the town was renamed Velký Šenov ("Great Šenov").
From 1938 to 1945, Velký Šenov was annexed by
Nazi Germany
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and administered as a part of the
Reichsgau Sudetenland
The Reichsgau Sudetenland was an administrative division of Nazi Germany from 1939 to 1945. It comprised the northern part of the ''Sudetenland'' territory, which was annexed from Czechoslovakia according to the 30 September 1938 Munich Agreement. ...
.
Demographics
Transport
Velký Šenov is located on the local railway line Děčín–
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 ...
via Germany. The town is served by three stops.
Sights
The main landmark of the town is the Church of Saint Bartholomew. It is one of the oldest preserved churches in the area. The original medieval church was replaced by the current Renaissance building in the second half of the 16th century, and was modified in the 1780s.
Lwówek Śląski
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