Jilemnice
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| Jilemnice | |||
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 Typical street in 1907 | |||
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| Country | Czech Republic | ||
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| Region | Liberec | ||
| District | Semily | ||
| Commune | Jilemnice | ||
| Elevation | 451 m (1,480 ft) | ||
| Coordinates | 50°36′34″N 15°30′23″E / 50.60944°N 15.50639°E | ||
| Area | 13.86 km2 (5.35 sq mi) | ||
| Population | 5,736 | ||
| Density | 414 / km2 (1,072 / sq mi) | ||
| First mentioned | 14th century | ||
| Mayor | Vladimír Richter | ||
| Timezone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 514 01 | ||
   Location in the Czech Republic
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| Wikimedia Commons: Jilemnice | |||
| Statistics: statnisprava.cz | |||
| Website: www.mestojilemnice.cz | |||
Jilemnice (Czech pronunciation: [ˈjɪlɛmɲɪtsɛ]; German: Starkenbach) is a town in the Czech Republic.
It is one of the most northern Czech villages, near the Krkonoše.
History
It belonged to the younger branch of counts Harrach.
Until 1918, JILEMNICE - STARKENBACH was part of the Austrian monarchy (Austria side after the compromise of 1867), head of the district of the same name (STARKENBACH before 1867), one of the 94 Bezirkshauptmannschaften in Bohemia.[1]
Notable persons from Jilemnice
- Jan Weiss - Writer
- Ales Vodsedalek - Nordic combined skier
- Jakub Hlava - Ski jumper
- Lukas Hlava - Ski jumper
References
- ↑ Die postalischen Abstempelungen auf den österreichischen Postwertzeichen-Ausgaben 1867, 1883 und 1890, Wilhelm KLEIN, 1967
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