Vysoké nad Jizerou

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.

Vysoké nad Jizerou
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Vysoké nad Jizerou
Coordinates: 50°41′08″N 15°24′05″E
CountryCzech Republic
RegionLiberec
DistrictSemily
First documented1352
Town status1354
Government
 • mayorMgr. Lucie Strnádková (2014)
Area
 • Total20.66 km2 (7.98 sq mi)
Elevation
692 m (2,270 ft)
Population
 (2018[1])
 • Total1,292
Postal code
512 11 - 513 01
Area code(s)481
WebsiteOfficial website

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

History

Vysoké was founded in 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]

Ruins of Nístějka Castle
One of the parts which remains from castle Nístějka.

Nístějka is a ruin of a castle in Vysoke nad Jizerou founded probably in the 14th century by the Waldstein family (mentioned in 1369).

In 1390 it passed together with the settlement Vysoké into the property of Vartemberk family and in 1422 into Jenštejn family

Around year 1460, the castle was briefly held by Bohemian King George of Poděbrady and his goods were attached to Návarov. Since 1519 the castle has been declared desolate, probably after a previous fire.

You will find remnants of towers, walls and cellars on a narrow, long promontory over the Jizera river near Hradsko. The castle consisted of an elongated barracks protected by a moat and a cylindrical tower at its head, and a small inner castle where only a backyard with a tank and a rectangular palace was on the rocks.

The castle is declared a protected area, is the place of occurrence of herb called Hackelia deflexa. In 1954, 1958 and 1972, archaeological research of the castle was carried out.[5]

Demographics

The population declined slowly from 1970 to 2014.[6][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. "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. http://www.jablonec-krkonose.cz/o-meste/hrad-nistejka
  6. "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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