Vysoké nad Jizerou

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Vysoké nad Jizerou - Wikipedia

Coordinates: 50°41′8″N 15°24′6″E / 50.68556°N 15.40167°E

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Vysoké nad Jizerou
Town
Dr. Karla Kramáře Square
Flag Coat of arms
Vysoké nad Jizerou Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°41′8″N 15°24′6″E / 50.68556°N 15.40167°E / 50.68556; 15.40167
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Liberec
District	Semily
First mentioned	1352
Government
• Mayor	Lucie Strnádková
Area
• Total	20.67 km² (7.98 sq mi)
Elevation	692 m (2,270 ft)
Population (2024-01-01)^[1]
• Total	1,329
• Density	64/km² (170/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal codes	512 11, 512 43, 513 01
Website	www.vysokenadjizerou.cz

Vysoké nad Jizerou (German: Hochstadt an der Iser) is a town in Semily District in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,300 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The villages of Helkovice, Horní Tříč, Sklenařice and Stará Ves are administrative parts of Vysoké nad Jizerou.

Geography

Vysoké nad Jizerou is located about 16 kilometres (10 mi) southeast of Jablonec nad Nisou. It lies in a hilly landscape of the Giant Mountains Foothills. The highest point is the hill Petruškovy vrchy at 720 m (2,360 ft) above sea level.

History

Vysoké was founded in the 14th century. The first written mention of Vysoké is from 1352, and on 4 August 1354 it officially became a town under the Latin name Alta Ciuitas.^[2] Glassworks in the town was mentioned in 1377.^[3]

The town was conveniently located on the trade routes that gave it importance. The development of Vysoké was hampered by Thirty Years' War, famine in 1771–1772 and large fire in 1834, which destroyed almost all the wooden buildings.^[4]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	3,838	—
1880	3,878	+1.0%
1890	3,993	+3.0%
1900	3,744	−6.2%
1910	3,661	−2.2%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	3,193	−12.8%
1930	3,099	−2.9%
1950	2,328	−24.9%
1961	1,734	−25.5%
1970	1,676	−3.3%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	1,508	−10.0%
1991	1,417	−6.0%
2001	1,353	−4.5%
2011	1,292	−4.5%
2021	1,220	−5.6%

Source: Censuses^[5]^[6]

Transport

There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipal territory.

Sport

Vysoké nad Jizerou is known as a ski resort. There are two ski areas, Větrov and Šachty.

Sights

The main landmark of Vysoké nad Jizerou is the Church of Saint Catherine of Alexandria. It was built in the Baroque style in 1725–1734.^[7]

Vysoké nad Jizerou is home to the Krakonoš Museum.

Nístějka Castle

Nístějka is a ruin of a castle in Vysoké nad Jizerou founded probably in the 14th century by the Waldstein family. In 1390, it was acquired together with the settlement of Vysoké by the Vartemberk family and in 1422 by the Jenštejn family. Around 1460, the castle was briefly held by King George of Poděbrady and his goods were attached to Návarov. Since 1519, the castle has been declared desolate, probably after a previous fire.^[8]

The ruins consists of remnants of towers, walls and cellars on a narrow, long promontory over the Jizera river near Hradsko. The castle consisted of an elongated barracks protected by a moat and a cylindrical tower at its head, and a small inner castle where only a backyard with a tank and a rectangular palace was on the rocks.^[8]

The castle is declared a protected area for the occurrence of herb Hackelia deflexa. In 1954, 1958 and 1972, archaeological research of the castle was carried out.^[8]

Notable people

Karel Kramář (1867–1930), politician
Josef Bím (1901–1934), soldier and skier
Dalibor Motejlek (born 1942), ski jumper

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 17 May 2024.
^ "Z dějin města Vysokého nad Jizerou" (in Czech). Město Vysoké nad Jizerou. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
^ Staffa, Marek (2001). Karkonosze (in Polish). Wrocław: Wydawnictwo Dolnośląskie. p. 60. ISBN 83-7023-560-3.
^ "Z historie města Vysokého nad Jizerou" (in Czech). Město Vysoké nad Jizerou. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 21 December 2015.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 27 March 2021.
^ "Kostel sv. Kateřiny Alexandrijské" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Zřícenina hradu Nístějka" (in Czech). Město Jablonec nad Jizerou. Retrieved 19 August 2021.

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