Bukovina u Čisté
| Bukovina u Čisté | |||
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| Municipality and village | |||
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| Country |
 Czech Republic | ||
| Region | Liberec Region | ||
| District | Semily District | ||
| Elevation | 1,421 ft (433 m) | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
Bukovina u Čisté is a village and municipality in Semily District in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic. The early gistory of the village is unclear but the first written evidence in the record of proclamation books from 1386.In the older recorsd,the village is known as Bukovinka and so named in 1543 when it appears in the records regarding the sale of the estate in Desky zemské(State prorty records)In 1628 Valdštejn acquired Bukovina from Karel kapoun from Svojkov.He also purchased other manors in the surrounding area and together they were later attached to his Hostinné estat.However,in 1634 Albrecht von Valdštejn was assassinated in Cheb and his vast properties were confiscated.Over the years Bukovina had many owners but in 1850 it became an independent village.In 1873 the settlement Karlov was founded by Karel from Morzina and came under administration of village Čistá.In 1927 the settlement merged with hamlet Hájenka,nine house in Čistá and the village Bukovina.This enlarged village became known as bukovina u Čisté
The village's volunteer firefightrer's organization has a long tradition here,being founden od June 19,1887.It first commander Jan Lumenda and it had 32 active and 32 honorary members.Its equipment included a two-wheeled manual cyrindrical fire-engine made by Smekal company, which had been purchased in 1883.
In Bukovina, you can see well-preserved timbered cottages. It is a picturesque setting of cottages and farming building typical foothills region. Bukovina is proud of its own village coat of arms: on a blue-silver fiel there is a golden lion with red armour and the bottom there is a beech tree branch with leaves and two red beechnuts. The upper part is inspired by the coat of arms belonging to the Valdštejn, who were past owners of the village. The lower part represents the significance of the name village Bukovina. The silver colour symbolizes the second part of the name, u Čisté" (by Clean)
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Coordinates: 50°33′N 15°34′E / 50.550°N 15.567°E
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