Lomnice nad Popelkou
Lomnice nad Popelkou (German: Lomnitz an der Popelka) is a town in the Czech Republic, in the Liberec region.
Lomnice nad Popelkou | |
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Town | |
 Town hall | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Lomnice nad Popelkou Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 50°32′N 15°23′E | |
| Country | Czech Republic |
| Region | Liberec |
| District | Semily |
| First mentioned | 1232 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Josef Šimek |
| Area | |
| • Total | 25.57 km2 (9.87 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 478 m (1,568 ft) |
| Population (2019-01-01[1]) | |
| • Total | 5,541 |
| • Density | 220/km2 (560/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 512 51 - 512 63 |
| Website | www.lomnicenadpopelkou.cz |
History
Until 1918, the town was part of the Austrian monarchy (Austria side after the compromise of 1867), in the Semily - Semil district, one of the 94 Bezirkshauptmannschaften in Bohemia.[2]
10 kreuzer in 1859 - Lomnitz bei Gitschin
The stamp shows Franz-Jozef I with the town name until 1896 LOMNITZ BEI GITSCHIN. Various bilingual names were used before 1900:
- LOMNITZ b. JICIN - LOMNICE u JICINA
- LOMNICE v JICINSKU - LOMNIC JICINERKREIS
- LOMNICE NAD POPELKOU - LOMNITZ A.D. POPELKA[3]
Notable people
- František Doubravský, choirmaster, organist and composer
- František Jiránek, composer, pupil of Antonio Vivaldi
- Karel Kodejška, ski jumper
- Roman Koudelka, ski jumper, represents the Lomnice nad Popelkou ski club.
- Čestmír Kožíšek, ski jumper, represents the Lomnice nad Popelkou ski club.
- Hugó Meltzl, professor at University of Cluj and a founder of the field of comparative literature
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
- Klein N°2750.
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