Hrádek nad Nisou

Hrádek nad Nisou consists of nine municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):{{cite web |title=Public Census 2021 – basic data|url=https://vdb.czso.cz/vdbvo2/faces/en/index.jsf?page=vystup-objekt-parametry&z=T&f=TABULKA&sp=A&skupId=4690&katalog=33475&pvo=SLD21043-CO|work=Public Database|publisher=Czech Statistical Office|language=cs|date=2022}}

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• Hrádek nad Nisou (4,365)
• Dolní Sedlo (164)
• Dolní Suchá (267)
• Donín (1,100)
• Horní Sedlo (30)
• Loučná (993)
• Oldřichov na Hranicích (219)
• Uhelná (51)
• Václavice (422)

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The oldest forms of the name are Grad, Grat (in modern Czech hrad; meaning 'castle'). The name Hrádek (diminutive of hrad) has been used since the 16th century.{{cite book |last=Profous|first=Antonín|title=Místní jména v Čechách I: A–H|url=https://mjc.ujc.cas.cz/search.php|pages=740–741|year=1947|language=cs}}

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Hrádek nad Nisou is located about {{convert|17|km}} northwest of Liberec. It is located on the state border, at the tripoint of the Czech Republic, Germany and Poland. The municipal territory lies mostly in the Zittau Basin, but on the south it also extends to the Lusatian Mountains and Ještěd–Kozákov Ridge. The highest point is the hill Popova skála at {{convert|565|m|ft|abbr=on}} above sea level. The Lusatian Neisse River flows through the town.

The first written mention of Hrádek nad Nisou is from 1287. During the Hussite Wars, in 1424, the town was burned down. In 1466, the former church was replaced by a Gothic one. In the second half of the 16th century, there was a great development of the estate.{{cite web |title=Stručný historický přehled|url=https://www.hradek.eu/page4.aspx?zaz=534-937|publisher=Město Hrádek nad Nisou|language=cs|access-date=2022-10-17}}

In the 19th century, Hrádek nad Nisou became industrialized. The railway was built in 1859. Engineering, chemical and textile factories were established. From the 19th century until 1972, lignite was mined in the vicinity of the town.{{cite web |title=Město v srdci Trojzemí|url=https://www.hradek.eu/index4.aspx?rub=669|publisher=Město Hrádek nad Nisou|language=cs|access-date=2022-10-17}}

The town had a German majority. The Czech school was founded in 1925. From 1938 to 1945 it was annexed by Nazi Germany and administered as part of the Reichsgau Sudetenland. The German population was expelled after World War II.

{{historical populations

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|1869|7497

|1880|9502

|1890|11094

|1900|12689

|1910|13681

|1921|11920

|1930|12421

|1950|6960

|1961|7492

|1970|7581

|1980|7836

|1991|7112

|2001|7277

|2011|7493

|2021|7611

|source=Censuses{{cite web |title=Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011|url=https://csu.gov.cz/produkty/historicky-lexikon-obci-1869-az-2015|publisher=Czech Statistical Office|language=cs|date=2015-12-21}}{{cite web |title=Population Census 2021: Population by sex|url=https://vdb.czso.cz/vdbvo2/faces/en/index.jsf?page=vystup-objekt-parametry&z=T&f=TABULKA&sp=A&skupId=4429&katalog=33515&pvo=SLD21001-OB-OK|work=Public Database|publisher=Czech Statistical Office|date=2021-03-27}}}}

The town benefits from its location near Germany and Poland. There is an industrial zone dominated by factories focused on the production of automotive parts. The largest company is Drylock Technologies, a manufacturer of diapers and other hygiene needs.

Hrádek nad Nisou lies on the railway line heading from Liberec to Zittau and continuing to Varnsdorf or Dresden.

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Hrádek nad Nisou has a well preserved town centre with many historic houses. The most valuable building is the Church of Saint Bartholomew. It was built in 1466 on the site of a church from the 13th century. In 1566, it was rebuilt in the Renaissance style. Its current Baroque appearance is from 1764.{{cite web |title=Kostel sv. Bartoloměje|url=https://pamatkovykatalog.cz/kostel-sv-bartolomeje-15960662|publisher=National Heritage Institute|language=cs|access-date=2023-06-29}}

The Church of Peace was built in 1900–1901 by the Lutherans. Today it is used by the Czechoslovak Hussite Church.

At Václavice is a Dutch-type windmill. It was built in 1842–1843 and was used until the 1890s. It is a valuable and well-preserved technical monument.{{cite web |title=Větrný mlýn|url=https://pamatkovykatalog.cz/vetrny-mlyn-12122254|publisher=National Heritage Institute|language=cs|access-date=2023-06-29}}

{{See also|List of twin towns and sister cities in the Czech Republic}}

Hrádek nad Nisou is twinned with:{{cite web |title=Hrádek nad Nisou a Žitava jsou partnerskými městy|url=https://www.hradek.eu/page3.aspx?zaz=898-16710|publisher=Město Hrádek nad Nisou|language=cs|date=2015-07-01|access-date=2019-08-23}}

• {{flagicon|POL}} Bogatynia, Poland
• {{flagicon|CZE}} Kralupy nad Vltavou, Czech Republic
• {{flagicon|GER}} Zittau, Germany

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