Višňová (Liberec District)
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Višňová
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| settlement_type = Municipality
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| image_caption = Timber framed houses
| image_flag = Flag of Visnova.svg
| image_shield = Visnova CoA CZ.svg
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{CZE}}
| subdivision_type1 = Region
| subdivision_name1 = Liberec
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name2 = Liberec
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| established_title = First mentioned
| established_date = 1334
| area_footnotes =
| area_total_km2 = 30.29
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 228
| population_as_of = 2024-01-01
| population_footnotes = {{cite web |title=Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024|url=https://csu.gov.cz/produkty/population-of-municipalities-qexb0dqr2d|publisher=Czech Statistical Office|date=2024-05-17}}
| population_total = 1350
| population_density_km2 = auto
| timezone1 = CET
| utc_offset1 = +1
| timezone1_DST = CEST
| utc_offset1_DST = +2
| postal_code_type = Postal code
| postal_code = 464 01
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| website = {{URL|https://www.ob-vis.net/}}
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Višňová ({{langx|de|Böhmisch Weigsdorf}}) is a municipality and village in Liberec District in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,400 inhabitants.
Administrative division
Višňová 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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- Višňová (530)
- Andělka (119)
- Filipovka (25)
- Loučná (18)
- Minkovice (128)
- Poustka (153)
- Předlánce (159)
- Saň (8)
- Víska (148)
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Geography
Višňová is located about {{convert|21|km}} 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 hill Větrný at {{convert|384|m|ft|abbr=on}} above sea level. The Smědá River flows through the municipality.
History
The first written mention of Višňová is from 1334. It is the oldest settlement in the municipality. The youngest settlement are Filipovka and Minkovice, which were founded in the 18th century.{{cite web |title=Naše obec|url=https://www.ob-vis.net/nase%2Dobec/d-6357/p1=6684|publisher=Obec Višňová|language=cs|access-date=2022-10-19}}
Demographics
{{historical populations
|align=none|cols=3
|1869|3000
|1880|2906
|1890|2808
|1900|2816
|1910|2940
|1921|3029
|1930|3106
|1950|1861
|1961|1743
|1970|1662
|1980|1543
|1991|1346
|2001|1338
|2011|1288
|2021|1288
|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
Višňová is located on the railway line Liberec–Černousy.{{cite web |title=Detail stanice Višňová|url=https://www.cd.cz/stanice/visnova/5454742|publisher=České dráhy|language=cs|access-date=2024-02-22}}
There are two pedestrian border crossings to Poland: Višňovská / Wigancice Żytawskie and Andělka / Lutogniewice.
Sights
The main landmark of Višňová is the Church of the Sending of the Holy Spirit. The church was built in 1492 and until 1945, it served evangelical services. A new nave was built in 1802–1803.{{cite web |title=Kostel Seslání Ducha svatého|url=https://pamatkovykatalog.cz/kostel-seslani-ducha-svateho-12115983|publisher=National Heritage Institute|language=cs|access-date=2022-10-19}}
Notable people
- Bedřich Fritta (1906–1944), graphic artist and caricaturist
References
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External links
{{commons category|Višňová (Liberec District)}}
- {{official|https://www.ob-vis.net/}}
{{Liberec District}}
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