Stružnice

Stružnice
Municipality
Main street
Flag Coat of arms
Stružnice Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°41′49″N 14°27′0″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Liberec
District	Česká Lípa
First mentioned	1281
Area
• Total	21.29 km^2 (8.22 sq mi)
Elevation	238 m (781 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	1,008
• Density	47/km^2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	471 08
Website	www.obecstruznice.cz

Stružnice (German: Straußnitz) is a municipality and village in Česká Lípa District in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,000 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The villages of Bořetín, Jezvé and Stráž u České Lípy are administrative parts of Stružnice.

Etymology

The name is derived from the Czech word strouha, i.e. 'brook'. It denoted a village located along a brook.[2]

Geography

Stružnice is located about 6 kilometres (4 mi) west of Česká Lípa and 41 km (25 mi) west of Liberec. It lies on the border between the Central Bohemian Uplands and Ralsko Uplands. The highest point is at 555 m (1,821 ft) above sea level. The Ploučnice River flows through the municipality. Most of the municipal territory lies within the České středohoří Protected Landscape Area.

History

The first written mention of Stružnice is from 1281, when it belonged to Záviš of Stružnice. His family, later known as Lords of Klinštejn, owned Stružnice until 1403, when they sold it to the Berka of Dubá family. Then the owners often changed. In 1629, Stružnice was bought by Vilém Wratislaw of Mitrovice, Grand Prior of Knights Hospitaller. He annexed it to the Horní Libchava estate and tried to transfer the property to the Wratislaw of Mitrovice family, but it remained in the possession of the Knights Hospitaller order until the first half of the 20th century.[2]

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 1,868 —     1880 1,915 +2.5% 1890 1,787 −6.7% 1900 1,746 −2.3% 1910 1,717 −1.7%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 1,744 +1.6% 1930 1,827 +4.8% 1950 1,018 −44.3% 1961 1,072 +5.3% 1970 1,062 −0.9%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 861 −18.9% 1991 784 −8.9% 2001 839 +7.0% 2011 930 +10.8% 2021 965 +3.8%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

Transport

Stružnice is located on the railway line Liberec–Děčín.

Sights

Church of Saint Lawrence

The most important monument is the Church of Saint Lawrence, located in Jezvé. It was built in the Baroque style in 1746–1756 on the site of and old medieval church. It was reconstructed after a fire in 1798.[5]

References

1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
2. "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Stružnice. Retrieved 2023-06-21.
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. "Kostel sv. Vavřince" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-06-21.

External links

• Official website