Frýdlant v Čechach
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| Country | Czech Republic | |
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| Region | Liberec | |
| District | Liberec | |
| Commune | Frýdlant | |
| Elevation | 295 m (968 ft) | |
| Coordinates | 50°55′16″N 15°04′49″E / 50.92111°N 15.08028°ECoordinates: 50°55′16″N 15°04′49″E / 50.92111°N 15.08028°E | |
| Area | 31.62 km2 (12.21 sq mi) | |
| Population | 7,608 (2005) | |
| Density | 241/km2 (624/sq mi) | |
| Founded | 13th century | |
| Mayor | Dan Ramzer | |
| Timezone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| - summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| Postal code | 464 01 | |
   Location in the Czech Republic
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| Statistics: statnisprava.cz | ||
| Website: www.frydlantvc.cz | ||
Frýdlant, sometimes cited also as Frýdlant v Čechách (Czech pronunciation: [ˈfriːdlant ˈf tʃɛxaːx]; German: Friedland in Böhmen) is a town in the Liberec District of the Liberec Region in the Czech Republic.
The town is located in the north of the historic Bohemia region, close to the border with Poland. It is situated in the northern foothills (Frýdlantská pahorkatina) of the Jizera Mountains, on the Smědá river. The Frýdlant municipality has approximately 7,500 inhabitants.
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The area was settled by Slavic (Sorbian) tribes from the 6th century onwards and in the 12th century was incorporated into the Upper Lusatian (Land Budissin) territory, then held by the Margraves of Meissen. It belonged to the Lordship of Seidenberg (Zawidów), which in 1158 passed to the Přemyslid king Vladislaus II of Bohemia.
The town itself was first mentioned in 1278, when the Bieberstein noble family from Meissen was enfeoffed with the estates of Friedland and Seidenberg by King Ottokar II and took their residence at the Gothic Frýdlant Castle. Upon the extinction of the line in 1551, the lordship was purchased by the Silesian noble House of Redern from the hands of Emperor Ferdinand I.
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