Rynoltice
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Rynoltice
| other_name =
| settlement_type = Municipality
| image_skyline = Rynoltice OÚ 1.jpg
| image_caption = Municipal office
| image_flag = Flag of Rynoltice CZ.svg
| image_shield = Rynoltice CoA CZ.svg
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{CZE}}
| subdivision_type1 = Region
| subdivision_name1 = Liberec
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name2 = Liberec
| image_map =
| map_caption =
| pushpin_map = Czech Republic
| pushpin_relief = 1
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in the Czech Republic
| coordinates = {{coord|50|47|21|N|14|49|8|E|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_footnotes =
| leader_title =
| leader_name =
| established_title = First mentioned
| established_date = 1364
| area_footnotes =
| area_total_km2 = 17.72
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 340
| 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 = 861
| population_density_km2 = auto
| timezone1 = CET
| utc_offset1 = +1
| timezone1_DST = CEST
| utc_offset1_DST = +2
| postal_code_type = Postal code
| postal_code = 463 53
| area_code_type =
| area_code =
| website = {{URL|https://www.rynoltice.cz/}}
| footnotes =
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Rynoltice ({{langx|de|Ringelshain}}) is a municipality and village in Liberec District in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 900 inhabitants.
Administrative division
Rynoltice consists of five 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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- Rynoltice (454)
- Černá Louže (28)
- Jítrava (201)
- Nová Starost (25)
- Polesí (79)
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Geography
Rynoltice is located about {{convert|16|km|0}} west of Liberec. It lies mostly in the Ralsko Uplands. The western part of the municipal territory extends into the Ještěd–Kozákov Ridge and includes the highest point of Rynoltice, the Vápenný mountain at {{convert|790|m|ft|abbr=on}} above sea level. The stream Panenský potok originates on the slopes of Vápenný and then flows across the municipality.
History
The first written mention of Rynoltice is from 1364. The village was founded in the 13th century by German colonists. During the Hussite Wars, the village was ransacked. It was resettled in 1563.{{cite web |title=Historie|url=https://www.rynoltice.cz/zajimavosti/historie/|publisher=Obec Rynoltice|language=cs|access-date=2021-08-16}}
Demographics
{{historical populations
|align=none|cols=3
|1869|3023
|1880|2814
|1890|2556
|1900|2403
|1910|2274
|1921|2049
|1930|2070
|1950|1116
|1961|1105
|1970|932
|1980|793
|1991|719
|2001|722
|2011|739
|2021|787
|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/13 road (the section from Liberec to Děčín, which is a part of the European route E442) passes through the municipality.
Rynoltice is located on the railway line Liberec–Děčín.
Sights
File:Rynoltice sv. Barbora 2.jpg
The main landmark of Rynoltice is the Church of Saint Barbara. It dates from the second half of the 17th century. In the mid-18th century, it was modified to its present form.{{cite web |title=Kostel sv. Barbory|url=https://pamatkovykatalog.cz/kostel-sv-barbory-11972036|publisher=National Heritage Institute|language=cs|access-date=2024-02-22}}
The Church of Saint Pancras is located in Jítrava. It was built in 1710 on the site of an older wooden church.{{cite web |title=Kostel sv. Pankráce|url=https://pamatkovykatalog.cz/kostel-sv-pankrace-16414541|publisher=National Heritage Institute|language=cs|access-date=2024-02-22}}
Notable people
- Johann Schicht (1855–1907), German Bohemian entrepreneur
References
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External links
{{commons category|Rynoltice}}
- {{official|https://www.rynoltice.cz/}}
{{Liberec District}}
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