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Jilemnice (Czech pronunciation: [ˈjɪlɛmɲɪtsɛ]; German: Starkenbach) is a town in Semily District in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 5,400 inhabitants. The town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an urban monument zone.

Jilemnice
Town
Masarykovo Square, historic centre
Flag Coat of arms
Jilemnice Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°36′34″N 15°30′23″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Liberec
District	Semily
First mentioned	1356
Government
• Mayor	David Hlaváč
Area
• Total	13.86 km2 (5.35 sq mi)
Elevation	451 m (1,480 ft)
Population  (2022-01-01)[1]
• Total	5,352
• Density	390/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	514 01
Website	www.mestojilemnice.cz

Administrative parts

Villages of Hrabačov and Javorek are administrative parts of Jilemnice.

Geography

Jilemnice is located about 34 km (21 mi)} southeast of Liberec. It lies in a hilly landscape of the Giant Mountains Foothills. The highest points are the slopes of the Chmelnice hill at about 592 m (1,942 ft), and the peak of Bubeníkovy vrchy at 588 m (1,929 ft).

The Jilemka stream flows through the town into the Jizerka river, which flows through the northern part of the municipal territory.

History

Jilemnice was founded at the beginning of the 14th century as an economic centre of an extensive Štěpanice manor owned by the Waldstein family. The regular ground plan of the historic centre indicates that the town was probably founded on a green field. Because of its secluded location, the town developed in a slower pace than other towns in fertile inland. However, Jilemnice's isolation protected the town against serious war damage for years. The town development was even more restricted from 1492 when the Waldstein family divided the manor into two parts.[2]

In the 15th and 16th centuries, the main economic activities were ore mining and linen production. During the Thirty Years' War the town was burned down by Swedish army and after the war, the town failed to follow up on the previous sources of livehood.[3]

In 1701, both parts of the manor were acquired and merged by the Harrach noble family. Since then, Jilemnice began to prosper again. Harrachs' progressive economic policy led to raising of local linen industry to the world level. During the first half of the 19th century, the linen industry gradually declined. In 1873, the Textile Industrial School was founded.[3]

Until 1918, Jilemnice was part of the Austrian monarchy (Austria side after the compromise of 1867), head of the district of the same name, one of the 94 Bezirkshauptmannschaften in Bohemia.[4]

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 4,481 —     1880 4,225 −5.7% 1890 4,118 −2.5% 1900 4,353 +5.7% 1910 4,669 +7.3%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 4,452 −4.6% 1930 4,538 +1.9% 1950 3,991 −12.1% 1961 3,885 −2.7% 1970 4,380 +12.7%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 5,297 +20.9% 1991 5,829 +10.0% 2001 5,753 −1.3% 2011 5,637 −2.0% 2021 5,247 −6.9%
Source: Censuses[5][6]

Sights

The main landmark of the town is Jilemnice Castle. It is a Renaissance building from the 16th century, built on the site of a former fortress. Between 1714 and 1895, it was gradually rebuilt into its present form. Today it houses the Giant Mountains Museum.[7]

Notable people

• Jan Weiss (1892–1972), writer
• Jaroslav Havlíček (1896–1943), writer
• Josef Jan Hanuš (1911–1992), World War II pilot
• Jakub Hlava (born 1979), ski jumper
• Aleš Vodseďálek (born 1985), Nordic combined skier
• Eva Puskarčíková (born 1991), biathlete

Twin towns – sister cities

Jilemnice is twinned with:[8]

• Świebodzice, Poland
• Świeradów-Zdrój, Poland

References

External links

• Official website

На других языках

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[de] Jilemnice

Jilemnice (deutsch: Starkenbach) ist eine Stadt im Okres Semily, Liberecký kraj in Tschechien. Sie liegt im Riesengebirge.

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- [en] Jilemnice

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