Lučany 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: | 50.7475°N 15.2192°W |
Established Title: | First mentioned |
Established Date: | 1623 |
Area Total Km2: | 13.13 |
Elevation M: | 598 |
Population As Of: | 2024-01-01 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 1982 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | CET |
Utc Offset1: | +1 |
Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal codes |
Postal Code: | 466 02, 468 44, 468 71 |
Lučany nad Nisou (German: Wiesenthal an der Neiße) is a town in Jablonec nad Nisou District in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,000 inhabitants.
The villages of Horní Maxov and Jindřichov are administrative parts of Lučany nad Nisou.
Lučany nad Nisou is located about 3km (02miles) northeast of Jablonec nad Nisou. It lies in the Jizera Mountains. The highest point is the mountain Slovanka at 820m (2,690feet) above sea level.
The first written mention of Lučany nad Nisou is from 1623. In 1892, the village was promoted to a market town and in 1913, it became a town. After World War II, Lučany nad Nisou lost its town status, but it was returned to the municipality in 2006.[2]
Lučany nad Nisou is located on the railway line from Liberec to Szklarska Poręba.
The main landmark of Lučany nad Nisou is the Church of the Visitation of the Virgin Mary. It was built in the neo-Renaissance style in 1886–1889.[3] The second church in the municipality is the Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Horní Maxov.
There are two observation towers in the municipal territory, Bramberk and Slovanka on the eponymous mountains. There are Stations of the Cross along the way to the top of Slovanka.