Lučany nad Nisou

Lučany nad Nisou (German: Wiesenthal an der Neiße) is a town in the Jizera Mountains, near Jablonec nad Nisou, in the Czech Republic. It has around 1500 inhabitants. It is composed of three parts: Lučany nad Nisou, Horní Maxov and Jindřichov. In the area of Lučany there are two historical churches and two view towers, Bramberk and Slovanka. For many years in the 1960s to 1980s the world-renowned Smetana Quartet (Jiri Novak, Lubomir Kostecky, Milan Skampa and Antonín Kohout), who had purchased houses there, retreated to Lucany with their families for three months in the summer for rest and to prepare for the new concert-giving season. Just before they left they gave a free concert for the local people in the church, always playing a new Czech quartet which they had taken into their repertoire.

Lučany nad Nisou
Town
Church of the Visitation of Virgin Mary
Lučany nad Nisou Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°44′51″N 15°13′9″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Liberec
District	Jablonec nad Nisou
First mentioned	1634
Government
• Mayor	Ladislav Pivrnec
Area
• Total	13.13 km2 (5.07 sq mi)
Elevation	598 m (1,962 ft)
Population  (2006-08-28)
• Total	1,730
• Density	130/km2 (340/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	466 02 - 468 71
Website	www.lucany.cz