Albrechtice v Jizerských horách | |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Liberec |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Jablonec nad Nisou |
Pushpin Map: | Czech Republic |
Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Czech Republic |
Coordinates: | 50.7622°N 15.2758°W |
Established Title: | Founded |
Established Date: | 1670 |
Area Total Km2: | 24.54 |
Elevation M: | 610 |
Population As Of: | 2024-01-01 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 367 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | CET |
Utc Offset1: | +1 |
Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 468 43 |
Albrechtice v Jizerských horách (German: Albrechtsdorf) is a municipality and village in Jablonec nad Nisou District in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants.
The hamlet of Mariánská Hora is an administrative part of Albrechtice v Jizerských horách.
Albrechtice v Jizerských horách is located about 8km (05miles) northeast of Jablonec nad Nisou and 13km (08miles) east of Liberec. It lies in the Jizera Mountains and the eponymous protected landscape area. The highest point is the mountain Milíře at 1002m (3,287feet) above sea level. The municipality is situated on the left bank of the Kamenice River, which flows briefly along the southern municipal border.
Albrechtice was founded in 1670 and named by its founder, Count Albrecht Maximilian Desfours. The hamlet of Mariánská Hora was founded around 1700. The first inhabitants of the settlements engaged in logging and agriculture.[2]
There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
The main landmark of the municipality is the Church of Saint Francis of Paola. It was built in 1779–1784. The church tower was added in 1898. The cemetery next to the church includes the valuable building of Schowanek's mausoleum built in 1935.[3]