Category:Česká Lípa, Česko

Česká Lípa, Česko, German: Böhmisch-Leipa, Yiddish: לאיפא‎ Laypa) is a city in the Czech Republic. It is the district seat and the largest city of the Česká Lípa District in the Liberec Region. The Ploučnice River flows through the city, approximately 25 mi (40 km) from its source. Česká Lípa is divided into 14 municipal districts. Approximately 9 mi (15 km) south of Česká Lípa lies the summer resort of Lake Mácha (Czech: Máchovo jezero). Česká Lípa lies 23 mi (38 km) west of Liberec and 42 mi (67 km) north of Prague, counting distances between city borders.

The old town of Česká Lípa was built near a ford on the Ploučnice where a Slavonic colony existed from the 10th century. The line of the Ronovci and Henry of Lipá (Czech: Jindřich z Lipé) in particular contributed to the founding of the city between 1305 and 1319,[2] and the line of the Berkové z Dubé promoted its development. A hundred years later the city was occupied by the Hussite army of Jan Roháč z Dubé and devastated by fires. Albert of Valdštejn, and later Kaunitzs, contributed to another boom of the city by founding a monastery and school. The modern urban development of the city was influenced by industrial production and uranium mining in the region. Residential neighbourhoods consisting of large amounts of prefab housing were built on the outskirts while the city center was preserved and declared as an urban heritage zone.

Hiking

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External link

• Česká Lípa, Česko at Wikipedia (english)