Horní Řasnice

Horní Řasnice (German: Bärnsdorf an der Tafelfichte) is a municipality and village in Liberec District in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants.

Horní Řasnice
Municipality
Municipal office and primary school
Flag Coat of arms
Horní Řasnice Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°57′56″N 15°12′6″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Liberec
District	Liberec
First mentioned	1381
Area
• Total	19.04 km2 (7.35 sq mi)
Elevation	380 m (1,250 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	242
• Density	13/km2 (33/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	464 01
Website	www.hornirasnice.cz

Administrative division

Horní Řasnice consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):^[2]

• Horní Řasnice (195)
• Srbská (41)

Geography

Horní Řasnice is located about 23 kilometres (14 mi) northeast of Liberec, in a salient region of Frýdlant Hook on the border with Poland. It lies in the Frýdlant Hills. The highest point is the hill Nad Nádražím at 522 m (1,713 ft) above sea level. The village of Horní Řasnice is situated in the valley of the Řasnice Stream, which originates in the municipal territory.

History

The first written mention of Horní Řasnice is from 1381.^[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 1,855 —     1880 1,779 −4.1% 1890 1,751 −1.6% 1900 1,820 +3.9% 1910 1,721 −5.4%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 1,467 −14.8% 1930 1,296 −11.7% 1950 502 −61.3% 1961 507 +1.0% 1970 456 −10.1%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 294 −35.5% 1991 236 −19.7% 2001 235 −0.4% 2011 234 −0.4% 2021 236 +0.9%
Source: Censuses[4][5]

Transport

Church of the Immaculate Conception

On the Czech-Polish border is the road border crossing Srbská / Miłoszów.

Sights

The main landmark of Horní Řasnice is the Church of the Immaculate Conception. It is a Gothic church from the second half of the 13th century with Baroque modifications.^[6]