Kunratice | |
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: | 50.9214°N 15.0261°W |
Established Title: | First mentioned |
Established Date: | 1377 |
Area Total Km2: | 12.42 |
Elevation M: | 285 |
Population As Of: | 2024-01-01 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 350 |
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 |
Kunratice (German: Kunnersdorf) is a municipality and village in Liberec District in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants.
Kunratice is located about 16km (10miles) north of Liberec, in a salient region of Frýdlant Hook on the border with Poland. It lies in the Frýdlant Hills. The highest point is a hill at 382m (1,253feet) above sea level. The municipality is situated on the left bank of the Smědá River, which flows along the northeastern municipal border.
The first settlers came to the area at the turn of the 12th and 13th centuries. The first written mention of Kunratice is from 1377.[2]
On the Czech-Polish border is a road border crossing Kunratice / Bogatynia.
The main landmark of Kunratice is the Church of All Saints. The originally Gothic church was first documented in 1376. It was completely rebuilt in the Baroque style in the 18th century, but several original elements have been preserved.[3]
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in the Czech Republic. Kunratice is twinned with:[4]