Dolní Řasnice

Dolní Řasnice
Municipality
Former smithy, part of the open-air museum
Flag Coat of arms
Dolní Řasnice Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°56′45″N 15°10′8″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Liberec
District	Liberec
First mentioned	1381
Area
• Total	12.94 km^2 (5.00 sq mi)
Elevation	355 m (1,165 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	561
• Density	43/km^2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	463 67
Website	www.dolni-rasnice.cz

Dolní Řasnice (German: Rückersdorf) is a municipality and village in Liberec District in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants.

Geography

Dolní Řasnice is located about 20 kilometres (12 mi) northeast 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 Humrich at 512 m (1,680 ft) above sea level. The village is situated in the valley of the Řasnice Stream.

History

The first written mention of Dolní Řasnice is from 1381.[2]

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 1,338 —     1880 1,371 +2.5% 1890 1,432 +4.4% 1900 1,583 +10.5% 1910 1,498 −5.4%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 1,321 −11.8% 1930 1,216 −7.9% 1950 744 −38.8% 1961 687 −7.7% 1970 583 −15.1%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 564 −3.3% 1991 488 −13.5% 2001 495 +1.4% 2011 523 +5.7% 2021 542 +3.6%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

Transport

Dolní Řasnice is located on the railway line Liberec–Jindřichovice pod Smrkem. The municipality is served by two train stations: Řasnice and Řasnice zastávka.[5]

Sights

In Dolní Řasnice is a small open-air museum, presenting the folk architecture of the region, especially Upper Lusatian houses. The most valuable part of the museum and the most notable historical monument in the municipality is the former smithy of Andreas Stelzig. The house was built in the second half of the 17th century and rebuilt to the present form at the turn of the 18th and 19th centuries.[6][7]

References

1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
2. "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Dolní Řasnice. Retrieved 2025-01-06.
3. "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
4. "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
5. "Detail stanice Řasnice" (in Czech). České dráhy. Retrieved 2025-01-06.
6. "Český svět – skanzen v Dolní Řasnici" (in Czech). CzechTourism. Retrieved 2025-01-06.
7. "Venkovský dům" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2025-01-06.

External links

• Official website