Hrádek nad Nisou

Hrádek nad Nisou
Hrádek nad Nisou
	Town
	Upper Square
	Flag Coat of arms
	Hrádek nad Nisou Location in the Czech Republic
	Coordinates: 50°51′10″N 14°50′40″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Liberec
District	Liberec
First mentioned	1288
Government
• Mayor	Josef Horinka
Area
• Total	48.54 km2 (18.74 sq mi)
Elevation	255 m (837 ft)
Population (2019-01-01[1])
• Total	7,722
• Density	160/km2 (410/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	463 34
Website	www.hradek.cz

Hrádek nad Nisou (Czech pronunciation: [ˈɦraːdɛk ˈnad ɲɪsou]; German: Grottau, Polish: Gródek nad Nysą) is a town in the Czech Republic.

History

Austrian KK stamp, cancelled GROTTAU in 1901

Until 1918, the town was part of the Austrian monarchy (Austria side after the compromise of 1867), in the REICHENBERG (Liberec) district, one of the 94 Bezirkshauptmannschaften in Bohemia.[2] From 1938 to 1945 it was one of the municipalities in Sudetenland.

International relations

Twin towns — Sister cities

Hrádek nad Nisou is twinned with:

Bogatynia, Poland
Zittau, Germany

References

"Population of municipalities of the Czech republic". Czech Statistical Office. Retrieved 2019-04-30.
Die postalischen Abstempelungen auf den österreichischen Postwertzeichen-Ausgaben 1867, 1883 und 1890, Wilhelm KLEIN, 1967

External links

Municipal website
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[1] "Population of municipalities of the Czech republic". Czech Statistical Office. Retrieved 2019-04-30.

[2] Die postalischen Abstempelungen auf den österreichischen Postwertzeichen-Ausgaben 1867, 1883 und 1890, Wilhelm KLEIN, 1967