Osečná
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| Oschitz | |||
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.jpg) Town square with Marian column and St Vitus church
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| Country | Bohemia | ||
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| State | Czech Republic | ||
| Region | Liberec | ||
| District | Liberec | ||
| Commune | Liberec | ||
| Municipality | Český Dub | ||
| River | Ploučnice | ||
| Elevation | 374 m (1,227 ft) | ||
| Coordinates | 50°41′N 14°55′E / 50.683°N 14.917°ECoordinates: 50°41′N 14°55′E / 50.683°N 14.917°E | ||
| Area | 28.06 km2 (10.83 sq mi) | ||
| Population | 1,075 | ||
| Density | 38/km2 (98/sq mi) | ||
| First mentioned | 1352 | ||
| Mayor | Jiří Hauzer | ||
| Timezone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 463 52 | ||
   Location in the Czech Republic
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| Statistics: statnisprava.cz | |||
| Website: www.osecna.info | |||
Osečná (Czech pronunciation: [ˈosɛtʃnaː]; German: Oschitz)is a town in the Liberec District of the Liberec Region in the Czech Republic. Osečná lies on the Ploučnice River, which begins here. The river is 106 km long and flows into the Elbe at Děčín. It has 1075 inhabitants. It lies 15 kilometres from Liberec, on the foot of Ještěd. The town has a primary school, kindergarten, post office, several shops, hospital, and one of the oldest spas in Bohemia, Lázně Kundratice, which was founded in 1881. The moor is used here as a natural resource.
Osečná appears to have been founded in the middle of the 13th century, along the trade route which led from the town of Český Dub to the Děvín castle. The name of the town might originate from the word “truncate”, which people had to do before they can build the town – truncate the forest. The founders of Osečná were probably Vartenbergs. In 1234, Osečná became property of the king Ottokar II., then after his death, his son Wenceslaus II. inherited his property. In 1306, Osečná returned to the Vartenbergs.
In 1516, the Biebersteins bought Osečná and Děvín Castle. On April 8, 1563, Charles the Bieberstein laid the foundation stone for the construction of a new, stone church. Construction took three years. In 1548, the chronicle city was developed. On the end of the 16th century, Charles the Bieberstein sold Osečná and the other villages to Jan Oprsstof. The year 1576 was very important, when emperor Rudolf II. elevated Osečná to a town and it got the law to use the urban character and the seal. The griffin with the golden crown and with the golden armor on the red background is on the Osečná’s urban character. On the bottom was a sign “Sigilium oppidi ossensis 1576“.
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