Mikulášovice (German: Nixdorf) is a town in Děčín District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,100 inhabitants.

Mikulášovice
Town
Church of Saint Nicholas
Flag Coat of arms
Mikulášovice Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°57′56″N 14°21′28″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Ústí nad Labem
District	Děčín
First mentioned	1449
Government
• Mayor	Miluše Trojanová
Area
• Total	25.85 km2 (9.98 sq mi)
Elevation	414 m (1,358 ft)
Population  (2022-01-01)[1]
• Total	2,076
• Density	80/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	407 79
Website	www.mikulasovice.cz

Administrative parts

Villages of Mikulášovičky, Salmov and Tomášov are administrative parts of Mikulášovice.

Geography

Mikulášovice is located about 23 kilometres (14 mi) northeast of Děčín. It lies in the salient region of Šluknov Hook, on the border with Germany, adjacent to the municipal territory of Sebnitz.

Mikulášovice is situated in the Lusatian Highlands. The highest point is the mountain Tanečnice, at 598 metres (1,962 ft). The town lies in the elongated valley of the Mikulášovický Brook.

History

The first written mention of Mikulášovice is from 1446. The village was founded in the 12th century. In the 18th century, it was already an industrial municipality with tradition in knives sharpening. In 1794, the production of knives began.[2]

From 1938 to 1945 it was occupied by Germany, before it was liberated by Polish soldiers in May 1945 and restored to Czechoslovakia. In the final stages of World War II, in May 1945, the prisoners of the AL Bautzen subcamp of the Gross-Rosen concentration camp, evacuated from Bautzen to Mikulášovice by the Germans, were liberated there by Polish soldiers.[3]

Economy

The company Mikov, producing the popular knife Rybička, has its seat in Mikulášovice.

Notable people

• Franz Dittrich (1815–1859), pathologist
• Anni Frind (1900–1987), soprano opera singer
• Oskar Schäfer (1921–2011), Knight's Cross holder

Gallery

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  Town hall and Church of Saint Nicholas
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  Church of Saint Nicholas
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  Church of the Ascension of Jesus
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  Monument commemorating the liberation of the town by Poles in 1945
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  Statue of saint John of Nepomuk

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mikulášovice.

• Official website

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