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Tisá
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| Coordinates: | |||
| Country | Czech Republic | ||
| Region | Ústí nad Labem | ||
| District | Ústí nad Labem | ||
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| • Total | 11.85 km2 (4.6 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 548 m (1,798 ft) | ||
| Population (2006) | |||
| • Total | 786 | ||
| • Density | 66.3/km2 (171.8/sq mi) | ||
| Postal code | 403 36 | ||
| Website | http://www.tisa.cz | ||
Tisá (German: Tissa, earlier also Tyssa) is a village, which belongs to the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. The municipality covers an area of 11.85 square kilometres and has a population of 786 (as at 3rd July 2006). Tisá lies approximately 15 kilometres (9 mi) north of Ústí nad Labem and 84 km (52 mi) north of Prague and 3 kilometres (2 mi) south of borders with Germany. The village is situated in 548 - 550 meters above sea level.[1]
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Around the year of 500 a group of the Slavs came to the village. They found yew and the village was written as Tesk. The origin of the name is from the Czech world tis (yew). The municipal office of Tisá administers two other villages, Ostrov and Rájec. Since 1998 their coat of arms has been represented by three small branches of yew.
In the 14th century the Vantenberks usurped an extensive area around Tetschen (Czech: Děčín) and built a stronghold named Šenov. Under the region of knights of Bünau (Czech: Bynov) there was an extraordinary economic expansion. In 1554 – 1557 Günter I. developed a castle with a Lutheran church, presbytery, school, quad, brewery and the name of the village was changed due to the castle into Schönstein. In 1631 Croatians and Swedes burned all of the objects in Tisá and Schönstein.
In 1750 several manufactories and late button factories were established. Tisá became a cradle of button industry.[2]
Tisá and neighbouring villages are well known for beautiful nature which is protected by CHKO Labské pískovce (Conservation area of Elbe sandstones). There is a part of an extensive sandstone plateau that originated about 90 million years ago in the Cretaceous Mesozoic period. When the sea covering the northern part of the country retreated, it left here layers of sandstone sediments cemented with kaolin, clay and other materials. One of the natural phenomena are Tyssaer Wände (English: Tyssa Walls).[3]
There are 113 registered climbing routes, a number of bicycle or cross-country skiing ways.
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