Vysoké nad Jizerou

Vysoké nad Jizerou
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Vysoké nad Jizerou
Coordinates: 50°41′08″N 15°24′05″E / 50.68556°N 15.40139°E / 50.68556; 15.40139Coordinates: 50°41′08″N 15°24′05″E / 50.68556°N 15.40139°E / 50.68556; 15.40139
Country Czech Republic
Region Liberec
District Semily
First documented 1352
Town status 1354
Government
 • mayor Mgr. Lucie Strnádková (2014)
Area
 • Total 20.66 km2 (7.98 sq mi)
Elevation 692 m (2,270 ft)
Population (2014[1])
 • Total 1,291
Postal code 512 11 - 513 01
Area code(s) 481
Website Official website

Vysoké nad Jizerou (German: Hochstadt an der Iser) is a town in the Semily District, Liberec Region, of northern Bohemia, in the Czech Republic. It is located 16 kilometers southeast of Jablonec nad Nisou. It is home to the Krakonoš Museum, dedicated to the Czech variant of Rubezahl.

The municipality also includes the villages of Helkovice, Horní Tříč, Sklenařice, Stará Ves, and Šachovec.[2]

History

The village of Vysoké nad Jizerou was founded in the first half of the 14th Century. It is first mentioned in the year 1352, and on 4 August 1354 it officially became a town under the Latin name Alta Ciuitas.[3][4]

Demographics

The population declined slowly from 1970 to 2014.[5][1]

Year 1970 1980 1991 2001 2003 2006 2010 2014
Population 1 676 1 508 1 417 1 353 1 363 1 343 1 310 1 291

Notes

  1. 1 2 "Tab. 572. Vysoké nad Jizerou - 577693" (PDF). Český statistický úřad (Czech Statistical Office)]. 2014. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 July 2018. , earlier data from earlier compilations.
  2. ↑ Vysoké nad Jizerou (Map). Mapy.
  3. ↑ "Z dějin města Vysokého nad Jizerou" [The varied history of Vysoké nad Jizerou] (in Czech). Official website of Vysoké nad Jizerou. Archived from the original on 14 June 2007. Retrieved 5 June 2007.
  4. ↑ "Historie obce Vysoké nad Jizerou" (in Czech). Mistopisy. Archived from the original on 13 July 2018.
  5. ↑ "Statistical data Vysoké nad Jizerou 1998-2007" (PDF). Český statistický úřad (Czech Statistical Office)]. 2008. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 July 2018. , earlier data from earlier compilations.


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