Lomnice nad Popelkou

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Coordinates: 50°32′N 15°23′E / 50.533°N 15.383°E / 50.533; 15.383
Lomnice nad Popelkou
Town
Flag
Coat of arms
Country Czech Republic
Region Liberec
District Semily
Commune Semily
Municipality Lomnice nad Popelkou
Elevation 478 m (1,568 ft)
Coordinates 50°32′N 15°23′E / 50.533°N 15.383°E / 50.533; 15.383
Area 25.57 km2 (9.87 sq mi)
Population 5,902 (2006-10-02)
Density 231 / km2 (598 / sq mi)
First mentioned 1232
Mayor Vladimír Mastník
Timezone CET (UTC+1)
 - summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 512 51 - 512 63
Location in the Czech Republic
Wikimedia Commons: Lomnice nad Popelkou
Statistics: statnisprava.cz
Website: www.lomnicenadpopelkou.cz

Lomnice nad Popelkou is a town in the Czech Republic. The ski jumper Roman Koudelka represents the Lomnice nad Popelkou ski club.

History

Until 1918, the town was part of the Austrian monarchy (Austria side after the compromise of 1867), in the SEMILY - SEMIL district, one of the 94 Bezirkshauptmannschaften in Bohemia.[1]

10 kreuzer in 1859 - Lomnitz bei Gitschin

The stamp shows Franz-Jozef I with the town name until 1896 LOMNITZ BEI GITSCHIN. Various bilingual names were used before 1900:

  • LOMNITZ b.JICIN - LOMNICE u JICINA
  • LOMNICE v JICINSKU - LOMNIC JICINERKREIS
  • LOMNICE NAD POPELKOU - LOMNITZ A.D. POPELKA[2]

People from Lomnice nad Popelkou

References

  1. Die postalischen Abstempelungen auf den österreichischen Postwertzeichen-Ausgaben 1867, 1883 und 1890, Wilhelm KLEIN, 1967
  2. Klein N°2750.

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