| Rychnov u Jablonce nad Nisou | |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| 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: | 50.6839°N 15.15°W |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Tomáš Levinský |
| Established Title: | First mentioned |
| Established Date: | 1361 |
| Area Total Km2: | 12.26 |
| Elevation M: | 435 |
| Population As Of: | 2024-01-01 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 2865 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | CET |
| Utc Offset1: | +1 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 468 02 |
Rychnov u Jablonce nad Nisou (German: Reichenau) is a town in Jablonec nad Nisou District in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,900 inhabitants.
The village of Pelíkovice is an administrative part of Rychnov u Jablonce nad Nisou.
Rychnov u Jablonce nad Nisou is located about 4km (02miles) south of Jablonec nad Nisou. The northern part of the municipal territory with the town proper lies in the western tip of the Giant Mountains Foothills. The southern part lies in the Ještěd–Kozákov Ridge and includes the highest point of Rychnov u Jablonce nad Nisou, the hill Bienerthův vrch at 614m (2,014feet) above sea level. The Mohelka River flows through the town.
The first written mention of Rychnov is from 1361. It was probably founded by Cistercians from Mnichovo Hradiště in the 13th century.[2]
In 1856, the railway was built. It helped to the development of the region, from which Rychnov also benefited.[2]
During the German occupation of Czechoslovakia in 1944–1945, the Germans operated a subcamp of the Gross-Rosen concentration camp, whose prisoners were hundreds of men, mostly Poles, but also Czechs, the French, etc.[3]
The I/35 expressway (part of the European route E442) from Liberec to Turnov runs along the western municipal border. The I/65 road, which connects the I/35 with Jablonec nad Nisou, runs north of the town.
Rychnov u Jablonce nad Nisou is located on the railway line Liberec–Pardubice.
The most valuable building in the town is the Church of Saint Wenceslaus. The original wooden church building was as old as the town.[4] The current church was built in the early Baroque style in 1704–1712.[5]
There is a town museum with expositions of concentration camp and local paintings.[6]