Rychnov u Jablonce nad Nisou
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Rychnov u Jablonce nad Nisou
| other_name =
| settlement_type = Town
| image_skyline = Rychnov u Jablonce nad Nisou, viadukt a kostel.jpg
| image_caption = View over the viaduct
| image_flag = Rychnov u Jablonce nad Nisou - vlajka.svg
| image_shield = Rychnov u Jablonce nad Nisou - znak.jpg
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{CZE}}
| subdivision_type1 = Region
| subdivision_name1 = Liberec
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name2 = Jablonec nad Nisou
| image_map =
| map_caption =
| pushpin_map = Czech Republic
| pushpin_relief = 1
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in the Czech Republic
| coordinates = {{coord|50|41|2|N|15|9|0|E|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_footnotes =
| leader_title = Mayor
| leader_name = Tomáš Levinský
| established_title = First mentioned
| established_date = 1361
| area_footnotes =
| area_total_km2 = 12.26
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 435
| population_as_of = 2025-01-01
| population_footnotes = {{cite web|title=Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2025|url=https://csu.gov.cz/produkty/population-of-municipalities-t4l3n8d2iw|publisher=Czech Statistical Office|date=2025-05-16}}
| population_total = 2854
| population_density_km2 = auto
| timezone1 = CET
| utc_offset1 = +1
| timezone1_DST = CEST
| utc_offset1_DST = +2
| postal_code_type = Postal code
| postal_code = 468 02
| area_code_type =
| area_code =
| website = {{URL|https://www.rychnovjbc.cz/}}
| footnotes =
}}
Rychnov u Jablonce nad Nisou ({{langx|de|Reichenau}}) is a town in Jablonec nad Nisou District in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,900 inhabitants.
Administrative division
Rychnov u Jablonce nad Nisou consists of two 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}}
- Rychnov u Jablonce nad Nisou (2,671)
- Pelíkovice (52)
Geography
Rychnov u Jablonce nad Nisou is located about {{convert|4|km|0}} south of Jablonec nad Nisou. The northern part of the municipal territory with the town proper lies in the western tip of the Giant Mountains Foothills. The southern part lies in the Ještěd–Kozákov Ridge and includes the highest point of Rychnov u Jablonce nad Nisou, the hill Bienerthův vrch at {{convert|614|m|ft|abbr=on}} above sea level. The upper course of the Mohelka River flows through the town.
History
The first written mention of Rychnov is from 1361. It was probably founded by the Cistercians from Mnichovo Hradiště in the 13th century.{{cite web |title=Historie|url=https://www.rychnovjbc.cz/historie/ds-1041/p1=4883|publisher=Město Rychnov u Jablonce nad Nisou|language=cs|access-date=2021-08-17}}
In 1856, the railway was built. It helped to the development of the region, from which Rychnov also benefited.
During the German occupation of Czechoslovakia in 1944–1945, the Germans operated a subcamp of the Gross-Rosen concentration camp, whose prisoners were hundreds of men, mostly Poles, but also Czechs, the French, etc.{{cite web|url=https://en.gross-rosen.eu/historia-kl-gross-rosen/filie-obozu-gross-rosen/|title=Subcamps of KL Gross- Rosen|website=Gross-Rosen Museum in Rogoźnica|access-date=14 June 2020}}
Demographics
{{historical populations
|align=none|cols=3
|1869|3052
|1880|3036
|1890|3450
|1900|3803
|1910|3584
|1921|3040
|1930|3616
|1950|1858
|1961|2005
|1970|1924
|1980|1967
|1991|1822
|2001|2013
|2011|2589
|2021|2723
|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}}}}
Transport
The I/35 expressway (part of the European route E442) from Liberec to Turnov runs along the western municipal border. The I/65 road, which connects the I/35 with Jablonec nad Nisou, runs north of the town.
Rychnov u Jablonce nad Nisou is located on the railway line Liberec–Pardubice.
Sights
File:Kostel sv. Václava v Rychnově u Jablonce nad Nisou.jpg
The most valuable building in the town is the Church of Saint Wenceslaus. The original wooden church building was as old as the town.{{cite web |title=Kostel svatého Václava v Rychnově u Jablonce nad Nisou a jeho kněží|url=https://www.rychnovjbc.cz/kostel%2Dsvateho%2Dvaclava%2Dv%2Drychnove%2Du%2Djablonce%2Dnad%2Dnisou%2Da%2Djeho%2Dknezi/d-3146/p1=4814|publisher=Město Rychnov u Jablonce nad Nisou|language=cs|access-date=2021-08-17}} The current church was built in the early Baroque style in 1704–1712.{{cite web |title=Kostel sv. Václava|url=https://pamatkovykatalog.cz/kostel-sv-vaclava-16318815|publisher=National Heritage Institute|language=cs|access-date=2022-11-06}}
There is a town museum with expositions of concentration camp and local paintings.{{cite web |title=Městské muzeum v Rychnově u Jablonce nad Nisou|url=https://www.rychnovjbc.cz/mestske-muzeum/ds-1175/|publisher=Město Rychnov u Jablonce nad Nisou|language=cs|access-date=2021-08-17}}
References
{{reflist}}
External links
{{commons category|Rychnov u Jablonce nad Nisou}}
- {{official|https://www.rychnovjbc.cz/}}
{{Jablonec nad Nisou District}}
{{authority control}}