Lučany nad Nisou

Lučany nad Nisou (German: Wiesenthal an der Neiße) is a town in Jablonec nad Nisou District in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,000 inhabitants.

Lučany nad Nisou
Town
View of Lučany nad Nisou
Coat of arms
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	1623
Area
• Total	13.13 km2 (5.07 sq mi)
Elevation	598 m (1,962 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	1,982
• Density	150/km2 (390/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal codes	466 02, 468 44, 468 71
Website	www.lucany.cz

Administrative division

Lučany nad Nisou consists of three municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):^[2]

• Lučany nad Nisou (1,643)
• Horní Maxov (160)
• Jindřichov (149)

Geography

Lučany nad Nisou is located about 3 kilometres (2 mi) northeast of Jablonec nad Nisou. It lies in the Jizera Mountains. The highest point is the mountain Slovanka at 820 m (2,690 ft) above sea level.

History

The first written mention of Lučany nad Nisou is from 1623. In 1892, the village was promoted to a market town and in 1913, it became a town. After World War II, Lučany nad Nisou lost its town status, but it was returned to the municipality in 2006.^[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 3,644 —     1880 4,056 +11.3% 1890 4,413 +8.8% 1900 4,725 +7.1% 1910 5,038 +6.6%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 4,323 −14.2% 1930 5,119 +18.4% 1950 2,386 −53.4% 1961 1,967 −17.6% 1970 1,893 −3.8%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 1,754 −7.3% 1991 1,438 −18.0% 2001 1,573 +9.4% 2011 1,716 +9.1% 2021 1,952 +13.8%
Source: Censuses[4][5]

Transport

Lučany nad Nisou is located on the railway line from Liberec to Szklarska Poręba.

Sights

Church of the Visitation of the Virgin Mary

The main landmark of Lučany nad Nisou is the Church of the Visitation of the Virgin Mary. It was built in the neo-Renaissance style in 1886–1889.^[6] The second church in the municipality is the Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Horní Maxov.

There are two observation towers in the municipal territory, Bramberk and Slovanka on the eponymous mountains. There are Stations of the Cross along the way to the top of Slovanka.

References

1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
2. "Public Census 2021 – basic data". Public Database (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2022.
3. "Historie města" (in Czech). Město Lučany nad Nisou. Retrieved 2021-08-17.
4. "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
5. "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
6. "Kostel Navštívení Panny Marie" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2022-10-28.

External links

• Official website