Frýdlant

Geobox | Settlement
name = Frýdlant
other_name = Frýdlant v Čechách
category = Town


image_caption = Town Hall


symbol = Frydlant CoA.png etymology =
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country = Czech Republic
country_

state =
region = Liberec
region_type = Region
district = Liberec
district_type = District
commune = Frýdlant
municipality =
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elevation = 295
lat_d = 50
lat_m = 55
lat_s = 16
lat_NS = N
long_d = 15
long_m = 04
long_s = 49
long_EW = E
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area = 31.62
area_round = 2
population = 7608
population_date = 2005
population_density = auto
established = 13th century
established_type = Founded
mayor = Dan Ramzer
timezone =

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map_background = Czechia - background map.png map_caption = Location in the Czech Republic
map_locator = Czechia
commons = Frýdlant
statistics = [http://www.statnisprava.cz/ebe/ciselniky.nsf/i/564028 statnisprava.cz]
website = [http://www.frydlantvc.cz/ www.frydlantvc.cz]
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Frýdlant, sometimes cited also as Frýdlant v Čechách (IPA2|ˈfri:dlant ˈftʃɛxa:x; German: "Friedland im Isergebirge") is a town in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic. It has approximately 7,500 inhabitants and lies on the outskirts of the Jizera Mountains. It is the birthplace of ski jumper Antonín Hájek.

History

The region around Frýdlant was once land belonging to the bishops of Meißen at Seidenberg (Zawidów). By 1278, Friedland-Seidenberg's effective control had ended as the castle and town were controlled by the House of Bieberstein. From 1551 until 1620 Frýdlant was administered by the House of Redern. Because Redern opposed the Habsburgs during the Counter-Reformation, their lands were revoked in 1620 during the Thirty Years Wars by Emperor Ferdinand II; Frýdlant was given to Albrecht von Wallenstein, who titled himself Duke of Friedland. The nominal sovereignty of Friedland-Seidenberg was also revoked at this time. In 1875, a railway line Liberec - Frýdlant - Seidenberg (Zawidów) was put into operation. Lines to Friedberg (Mirsk) and to Zittau followed soon.

Castle

In the 13th century the castle was held by the Ronovci House. Frýdlant was first mentioned in 1278. Then Bohemian king Přemysl Otakar II removed the county from the Ronovci and gave it to Rulek of Bieberstein. Nowadays the castle consists of a gothic castle with a high tower and a Renaissance chateau. A museum opened for public was installed in the castle as early as 1801. Nowadays this castle belongs to most visited castles in the Czech Republic.

Districts

Czech names, followed by German equivalents:
* Albrechtice u Frýdlantu ("Olbersdorf")
* Frýdlant ("Friedland")
* Větrov ("Ringenhain")

External links

* [http://www.frydlant.cz/ Frýdlant portal]