Višňová () is a 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 1,400 inhabitants.

Administrative division

Višňová consists of nine municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Višňová (530) *Andělka (119) *Filipovka (25) *Loučná (18) *Minkovice (128) *Poustka (153) *Předlánce (159) *Saň (8) *Víska (148)

Geography

Višňová is located about north 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 ...

, in a salient region of Frýdlant Hook on the border with Poland. It lies in the

Frýdlant Hills 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 urban monument zone. ...

. The highest point is the hill Větrný at above sea level. The

Smědá The Smědá (; , ) is a river in the Czech Republic and Poland, a right tributary of the Lusatian Neisse River. It flows through the Liberec Region in the Czech Republic and then through Lower Silesian Voivodeship. Together with the Bílá Smědá, ...

River flows through the municipality.

History

The first written mention of Višňová is from 1334. It is the oldest settlement in the municipality. The youngest settlement are Filipovka and Minkovice, which were founded in the 18th century.

Demographics

Transport

Višňová is located on the railway line Liberec–

Černousy Černousy () is a municipality and village in Liberec District in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants. Administrative division Černousy consists of three municipal parts (in brackets population according to the ...

. There are two pedestrian border crossings to Poland: ''Višňovská / Wigancice Żytawskie'' and ''Andělka /

Lutogniewice Lutogniewice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Bogatynia, within Zgorzelec County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, close to the Czech and German borders. It lies approximately north of Bogatynia, south of ...

''.

Sights

The main landmark of Višňová is the Church of the Sending of the Holy Spirit. The church was built in 1492 and until 1945, it served evangelical services. A new

nave The nave () is the central part of a church, stretching from the (normally western) main entrance or rear wall, to the transepts, or in a church without transepts, to the chancel. When a church contains side aisles, as in a basilica-type ...

was built in 1802–1803.

Notable people

Bedřich Fritta Bedřich Fritta (19 September 1906, Višňová – 8 November 1944, Auschwitz) was a Czech-Jewish artist and cartoonist. Life Fritta was born to a Jewish family in Višňová as Fritz Taussig. After his father's death he moved to Prague with ...

(1906–1944), graphic artist and caricaturist

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Visnova Villages in Liberec District