Černousy

Černousy
Municipality
Ves, a part of Černousy
Ves, a part of Černousy
Flag of Černousy
Flag
Coat of arms of Černousy
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Černousy is located in Czech Republic
Černousy
Černousy
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 51°0′16″N 15°3′2″E / 51.00444°N 15.05056°E / 51.00444; 15.05056
Country Czech Republic
RegionLiberec
DistrictLiberec
First mentioned1385
Area
 • Total8.57 km2 (3.31 sq mi)
Elevation
263 m (863 ft)
Population
 (2024-01-01)[1]
 • Total312
 • Density36/km2 (94/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
463 73
Websitewww.cernousy.cz

Černousy (German: Tschernhausen) is a municipality and village in Liberec District in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

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The villages of Boleslav and Ves are administrative parts of Černousy.

Geography

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Černousy is located about 25 kilometres (16 mi) north 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 Štemberk hill at 340 m (1,120 ft) above sea level. The Smědá River flows through the municipality.

History

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The first written mention of Černousy is from 1385.[2]

Demographics

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Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869801—    
1880811+1.2%
1890774−4.6%
1900789+1.9%
1910845+7.1%
YearPop.±%
1921791−6.4%
1930723−8.6%
1950466−35.5%
1961428−8.2%
1970386−9.8%
YearPop.±%
1980367−4.9%
1991327−10.9%
2001330+0.9%
2011334+1.2%
2021312−6.6%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

Transport

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On the Czech-Polish border are two border crossings: the Frýdlant v Čechách / Zawidów railway border crossing and the Černousy – Ves / Zawidów road border crossing.

Černousy is the final station of the railway line Liberec–Černousy.[5]

Sights

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Church of Saint Lawrence

The most notable building is the Church of Saint Lawrence in Ves. It is a late Gothic church, which was first documented in 1346 and rebuilt in 1519.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
  2. ^ "O obci" (in Czech). Obec Černousy. Retrieved 2022-10-20.
  3. ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Liberec" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 1–2.
  4. ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
  5. ^ "Detail stanice Černousy" (in Czech). České dráhy. Retrieved 2023-08-16.
  6. ^ "Ves – kostel sv. Vavřince" (in Czech). Fara Frýdlant. Retrieved 2023-03-17.
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