Smržovka

Smržovka (German: Morchenstern) is a town in the Liberec Region, Czech Republic. Name Smržovka was given to town by overgrown mountain forest, where there was a large amount of morels (Czech: Smrž, German: Morcheln).[2]

Smržovka
Town
T. G. Masaryk Square
Coat of arms
Smržovka
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°44′N 15°15′E
CountryCzech Republic
RegionLiberec
DistrictJablonec nad Nisou
First mentioned1568
Government
 • MayorMarek Hotovec
Area
 • Total14.82 km2 (5.72 sq mi)
Elevation
585 m (1,919 ft)
Population
 (2019)[1]
 • Total3,751
 • Density250/km2 (660/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
468 51
Websitewww.smrzovka.cz

History
Lookout tower "Černá studnice"
The Church of Archangel Michael in Smržovka

Smržovka was founded in the first half of the 16th century during the colonization of the Jizera Mountains, the first written mention of the village dates from 1568. Smržovka was part of the Jablonec nad Nisou (German: Gablonz a.d. Neisse) district, one of the 94 districts in Kingdom of Bohemia.[3] With the development of industry in and around Smržovka, it develops mainly glassworks, grinding shops and weaving and Smržovka in 1849 became the market place. In 1905 was promoted to town.

During the German occupation of Czechoslovakia and World War II, in February and March 1945, the Germans operated a subcamp of the Gross-Rosen concentration camp, whose prisoners were 300 women.[4]

In 1991, the Kaipan company, a Czech car manufacturer with a focus on sports roadsters, was founded here.

Population
Year 1833 1878 1918 1970 1980 1991 2001 2012
Population 2 550 4 551 c. 7 000 3 747 3 526 3 418 3 430 3 572

Twin towns

References
  1. "Population of municipalities of the Czech Republic". Czech Statistical Office. 1 January 2019.
  2. Stručná historie Smržovky
  3. Die postalischen Abstempelungen auf den österreichischen Postwertzeichen-Ausgaben 1867, 1883 und 1890, Wilhelm KLEIN, 1967
  4. "Subcamps of KL Gross- Rosen". Gross-Rosen Museum in Rogoźnica. Retrieved 14 June 2020.


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