Jindřichovice pod Smrkem

Jindřichovice pod Smrkem
Municipality
A timber-framed house in the village
Flag Coat of arms
Jindřichovice pod Smrkem Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°57′39″N 15°15′00″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Liberec
District	Liberec
First mentioned	1381
Area
• Total	19.14 km^2 (7.39 sq mi)
Elevation	376 m (1,234 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	604
• Density	32/km^2 (82/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	463 65
Website	www.jindrichovice.cz

Jindřichovice pod Smrkem (German: Heinersdorf an der Tafelfichte) is a municipality and village in Liberec District in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants.

Administrative division

Jindřichovice pod Smrkem consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):[2]

• Jindřichovice pod Smrkem (573)
• Dětřichovec (39)

Geography

Jindřichovice pod Smrkem is located about 24 kilometres (15 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 Hřebenáč hill at 566 m (1,857 ft) above sea level. The stream Jindřichovický potok flows through the municipality.

History

The first written mention of Jindřichovice pod Smrkem is from 1381.[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 2,494 —     1880 2,587 +3.7% 1890 2,722 +5.2% 1900 2,910 +6.9% 1910 2,977 +2.3%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 2,357 −20.8% 1930 2,064 −12.4% 1950 755 −63.4% 1961 913 +20.9% 1970 865 −5.3%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 740 −14.5% 1991 587 −20.7% 2001 605 +3.1% 2011 665 +9.9% 2021 612 −8.0%
Source: Censuses[4][5]

Transport

On the Czech-Polish border is the road border crossing Jindřichovice pod Smrkem / Świecie.

Jindřichovice pod Smrkem is the terminus of a railway line from Liberec.[6]

Sights

Ruin of the Church of Saint James the Great

A landmark is the ruin of the Church of Saint James the Great. It was a late Romanesque church from the second half of the 13th century.[3]

Twin towns – sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in the Czech Republic

Jindřichovice pod Smrkem is twinned with:[7]

• Świeradów-Zdrój, Poland

References

1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
2. "Public Census 2021 – basic data". Public Database (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2022.
3. "Historie obce Jindřichovice pod Smrkem" (in Czech). Obec Jindřichovice pod Smrkem. Retrieved 2022-10-21.
4. "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
5. "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
6. "Detail stanice Jindřichovice p.Smrkem" (in Czech). České dráhy. Retrieved 2024-02-22.
7. "Miasta Partnerskie" (in Polish). Świeradów-Zdrój. Retrieved 2020-08-03.

External links

• Official website