Český Dub

Český Dub (German: Böhmisch Aicha) is a town in Liberec District in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,800 inhabitants. The town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an urban monument zone.

Český Dub
Town
Town hall
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Český Dub
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°39′38″N 14°59′47″E
Country Czech Republic
RegionLiberec
DistrictLiberec
First mentioned1115
Government
 • MayorJiří Miler
Area
 • Total22.57 km2 (8.71 sq mi)
Elevation
325 m (1,066 ft)
Population
 (2021-01-01)[1]
 • Total2,802
 • Density120/km2 (320/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
463 43
Websitewww.cdub.cz

Administrative parts

Český Dub is made up of town parts of Český Dub I–IV and villages of Bohumileč, Hoření Starý Dub, Kněžičky, Libíč, Loukovičky, Malý Dub, Modlibohov, Smržov, Sobákov, Sobotice and Starý Dub.

History

Český Dub belongs to the oldest settlements in North Bohemia. The first written mention of Český Dub is from 1115. It was founded as a market settlement on a trade route, on an elevated spot between small rivers of Ještědka and Rašovka. In 1237, Český Dub became a property of Havel of Markvartice. He had built here a fortified monastery for the Order of Knights Hospitaller with the Chapel of Saint John the Baptist.[2]

In 1552, the monastery and the late Gothic castle were rebuilt to a representative Renaissance castle. The castle burned down in 1858. In the middle of the 19th century, the town became a centre of textile industry thanks to the entrepreneur Franz von Schmitt. He also had built a Neorenaissance castle in the town.[2]

Sights
Remains of town's fortifications

Schmitt's Castle serves today as an institute of social services. Its English landscape garden is open to the public.

The regional Podještědské Museum was founded in 1919 and since 1945 has been located in Blaschko's Villa. It is a valuable Neorenaissance house from 1880–1881, decorated in the style of historicist Art Nouveau. It was built by Franz von Schmitt for his daughter and her husband.[3] The museum also includes exposed underground remains of the Knights Hospitaller monastery.[4]

There are several fragments of the town fortifications in Český Dub. The town walls were built in the 15th century.

References
  1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2021". Czech Statistical Office. 2021-04-30.
  2. "O městě, současnost a historie" (in Czech). Město Český Dub. Retrieved 2021-08-16.
  3. "Blaschkova vila" (in Czech). Podještědské muzeum. Retrieved 2021-08-16.
  4. "Johanitská komenda" (in Czech). Podještědské muzeum. Retrieved 2021-08-16.


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