Hrádek nad Nisou

Hrádek nad Nisou (Czech pronunciation: [ˈɦraːdɛk ˈnad ɲɪsou]; German: Grottau, Polish: Gródek nad Nysą) is a town in the Czech Republic. It has a population of about 7,700.

Hrádek nad Nisou
Town
Upper Square
Flag
Coat of arms
Hrádek nad Nisou
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°51′10″N 14°50′40″E
Country Czech Republic
RegionLiberec
DistrictLiberec
First mentioned1288
Government
 • MayorJosef Horinka
Area
 • Total48.54 km2 (18.74 sq mi)
Elevation
255 m (837 ft)
Population
 (2020-01-01[1])
 • Total7,735
 • Density160/km2 (410/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
463 34
Websitewww.hradek.eu

History
Austrian KK stamp, cancelled GROTTAU in 1901

Until 1918, the town was part of the Austrian monarchy (Austria side after the compromise of 1867), in the REICHENBERG (Liberec) district, one of the 94 Bezirkshauptmannschaften in Bohemia.[2] From 1938 to 1945 it was one of the municipalities in Sudetenland.

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

Hrádek nad Nisou is twinned with:[3]

References
  1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2020". Czech Statistical Office. 2020-04-30.
  2. Die postalischen Abstempelungen auf den österreichischen Postwertzeichen-Ausgaben 1867, 1883 und 1890, Wilhelm KLEIN, 1967
  3. "Hrádek nad Nisou a Žitava jsou partnerskými městy". hradek.eu (in Czech). Město Hrádek nad Nisou. 2015-07-01. Retrieved 2019-08-23.


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