Gablonz

Jablonec nad Nisou

Town

Library (Old Town hall)

Flag	Coat of arms

Country

Commune

River

Lusatian Neisse (Czech:

Elevation

475 m (1,558 ft)

Coordinates

50°43′28″N 15°10′05″E / 50.72444°N 15.16806°ECoordinates: 50°43′28″N 15°10′05″E / 50.72444°N 15.16806°E

Area

31.39 km² (12.12 sq mi)

Population

45,594 (2015-01-01)

Density

1,453/km² (3,763/sq mi)

First mentioned

1356

Mayor

Petr Beitl

Timezone

CET (UTC+1)

- summer (DST)

CEST (UTC+2)

Postal code

466 01

Location in the Czech Republic

Statistics: statnisprava.cz

Website: www.mestojablonec.cz/

Jablonec nad Nisou (Czech pronunciation: [ˈjablonɛts ˈnad ɲɪsou̯]; German: Gablonz an der Neiße), known locally as Jablonec, is a town in northern Bohemia, the second largest town of the Liberec Region. It is a mountain resort in the Jizera Mountains, and also a local centre for education, and is known for its glass and jewellery production. From 1938 to 1945 it was one of the municipalities in Sudetenland.

The village of Jablonec was first mentioned in a Latin document from 1356 (in nouo Jablonecz). The name Jablonec is of Czech origin and means "little apple tree" (jabloncě was a diminutive of the old Czech jablon – "apple tree"), for the village was founded on a place where an apple tree grew. German-speaking settlers who came to the village during the 16th century adjusted the older name to Gablonz. During the 19th century the attribute "German" was often added to the name (e. g. in 1848 Czech: Jablonec německý, German: Teutsch-Gablonz). In 1904 the official attribute became "on the Neisse", describing the location of the town upon the river Lusatian Neisse (Czech: Jablonec nad Nisou, German: Gablonz an der Neiße). After the World War II, the expelled German-speaking citizens of Jablonec founded a new settlement in Bavaria called in remembrance of their home town Neugablonz ("New Jablonec"), today it is one of the districts of the city of Kaufbeuren.

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