Hrádek nad Nisou

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Hrádek nad Nisou
Town
Upper Square
Coat of arms
Country Czech Republic
Region Liberec
District Liberec
Commune Liberec
Municipality Hrádek nad Nisou
River Lusatian Neisse
Elevation 255 m (837 ft)
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Area 48.54 km2 (18.74 sq mi)
Population 7,363 (2005)
Density 152 / km2 (394 / sq mi)
First mentioned 1288
Mayor Martin Půta
Timezone CET (UTC+1)
 - summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 463 34
Location in the Czech Republic
Location in the Czech Republic
Wikimedia Commons: Hrádek nad Nisou
Statistics: statnisprava.cz
Website: www.hradek.cz

Hrádek nad Nisou (Czech pronunciation: [ˈɦraːdɛk ˈnad ɲɪsou̯]; German: Grottau, Polish: Gródek nad Nysą) is a town in the Czech Republic.

History

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Until 1918, the town was part of the Austrian monarchy (Austria side after the compromise of 1867), in the REICHENBERG (Liberec) district, one of the 94 Bezirkshauptmannschaften in Bohemia.[1] From 1938 to 1945 it was one of the municipalities in Sudetenland.

International relations

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Twin towns — Sister cities

Hrádek nad Nisou is twinned with:

References

  1. Die postalischen Abstempelungen auf den österreichischen Postwertzeichen-Ausgaben 1867, 1883 und 1890, Wilhelm KLEIN, 1967

External links

File:Grottau 1901 60h Hrádek nad Nisou.jpg
Austrian KK stamp, cancelled GROTTAU in 1901

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