- Kořenov
Kořenov ( _de. Bad Wurzelsdorf) is a mountain
village inJablonec nad Nisou District ,Liberec Region inCzech Republic . It is situated inJizera Mountains near the well-known winter sports centreHarrachov . Part of the village is situated in protected landscape area.History
The oldest part of Kořenov is Rejdice, first settlers came here in 1577. In 1902, cog railway Tanvald-Kořenov and an electrified line to
Silesia n Hirschberg (Jelenia Góra ) were put into operation.Kořenov, as known today, was established in 1960 by mergence of villages
Polubný ,Příchovice ,Rejdice and Jizerka.Places of interest
*nice outlook tower Štěpánka (24m high)
*evangelic chapel in Tesařov
*St. John's church in Polubný
*rack-railway with the steepest gradient inCzech Republic (58 ‰) and with the second longest tunnel inCzech Republic (942m) and with nice viaduct over the riverJizera In Kořenov is also
*nursery school in Polubný
*elementary school in Horní Kořenov
*retirements home in Polubný
*2 voluntary fire brigades. DHS Polubný and DHS Příchovice
*factory [http://www.cutisin.cz Cutisin] producingsalami packagesExternal links
* [http://korenov.cz The official web pages of Kořenov]
* [http://zubacka.cz Rack-railway Tanvald - Harrachov]
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