Liberec, Regional capital in northern Czech Republic
Description
Liberec is a regional capital sitting in the Lusatian Neisse River valley between the Jizera Mountains and the Ještěd-Kozákov Ridge at an elevation of 359 meters in northern Czech Republic. The center organizes itself around a large square with a town hall, from which wide streets lead into different neighborhoods.
History
Originally founded as Habersdorf in the 11th century, the town developed into a textile production center and received town privileges from Emperor Rudolf II in 1577. Industrialization during the 19th century brought growth and new architecture across the whole region.
Culture
The North Bohemian Museum keeps medieval Flemish tapestries on display, while the F.X. Šalda Theatre hosts regular performances in a Neo-Renaissance building dating from 1883. The old textile tradition still appears today through preserved factory buildings that line some streets.
Practical
Direct buses connect the town with Prague in roughly one hour, while the local transport system includes both trams and buses serving all districts. The central square makes a good starting point for walks through the old town and to nearby parks.
Did you know?
The Ještěd Tower, constructed in 1973, combines a television transmitter with a mountain hotel at 1012 meters above sea level. Its characteristic cone shape made it one of the most unusual structures in Czechoslovak architecture.
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Ještěd
6 km
Ještěd Tower
6 km
Reichenberg Zoological Gardens
2.4 km
Liberec Town Hall
678 m
Harcov Reservoir
1.5 km
Ještěd cable car
4.9 km
Liberec Castle
758 m
Divadlo F. X. Šaldy
764 m
IQLANDIA
658 m
Botanical Garden Liberec
2.2 km
Hamrštejn
6 km
Císařský kámen (rozhledna)
7.1 km
Bedřichov Reservoir
8.1 km
Transporter bridge near Hamrštejn
6.1 km
Saint Anthony the Great Church, Liberec
572 m
Kaiser Franz Joseph I. Bad
1.5 km
Regional Research Library in Liberec
823 m
Church of the Finding of the True Cross in Liberec
523 m
Museum of European Art
1.5 km
Krematorium Liberec
749 m
Church of Saint Anthony of Padua in Ruprechtice
2.7 km
Church of Saint Vincent de Paul
1 km
Valdštejnské domky
555 m
Ursuline monastery in Liberec
1.2 km
Liebigův zámeček
1.3 km
Church of Mother of God
3.6 km
Church of Saint Mary Magdalene
184 m
Na Perštýně 15
797 m
Jeřáb
Nové Město
Staré Město
Perštýn
Janův Důl
Horní Růžodol
Dolní Hanychov
Rochlice
Kristiánov
Františkov
Nové Pavlovice
Staré Pavlovice
Růžodol I
Liberec XIV-Ruprechtice
Horní Hanychov
Karlinky
Kateřinky
Nový Harcov
Starý Harcov
Horní Suchá (Liberec)
Doubí
Rudolfov
Pilínkov
Kunratice
Ostašov
Hluboká
Vesec
Machnín
Radčice
Krásná Studánka
Bedřichovka
Karlov pod Ještědem
Vratislavice nad Nisou
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