Horní Řasnice Explained

Horní Řasnice
Settlement Type:Municipality
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Liberec
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Liberec
Pushpin Map:Czech Republic
Pushpin Relief:1
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates:50.9656°N 15.2017°W
Established Title:First mentioned
Established Date:1381
Area Total Km2:19.04
Elevation M:380
Population As Of:2024-01-01
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:242
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:CET
Utc Offset1:+1
Timezone1 Dst:CEST
Utc Offset1 Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:464 01

Horní Řasnice (German: Bärnsdorf an der Tafelfichte) is a municipality and village in Liberec District in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The village of Srbská is an administrative part of Horní Řasnice.

Geography

Horní Řasnice is located about 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 Nad Nádražím at 522m (1,713feet) above sea level. The village of Horní Řasnice is situated in the valley of the Řasnice Stream, which originates in the municipal territory.

History

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

Transport

On the Czech-Polish border is the road border crossing Srbská / Miłoszów.

Sights

The main landmark of Horní Řasnice is the Church of the Immaculate Conception. It is a Gothic church from the second half of the 13th century with Baroque modifications.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024. Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
  2. Web site: Historie. Obec Horní Řasnice. cs. 2022-10-20.
  3. Web site: Kostel Neposkvrněného Početí Panny Marie. National Heritage Institute. cs. 2022-10-20.