Tisá

Tisá (German: Tyssa) is a municipality and village in Ústí nad Labem District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 3,400 inhabitants.

Tisá
Municipality
View of Tisá from the Tisa Rocks
Flag
Coat of arms
Tisá
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°47′4″N 14°1′53″E
Country Czech Republic
RegionÚstí nad Labem
DistrictÚstí nad Labem
First mentioned1653
Area
 • Total11.86 km2 (4.58 sq mi)
Elevation
548 m (1,798 ft)
Population
 (2021-01-01)[1]
 • Total960
 • Density81/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
403 36
Websitewww.tisa.cz

Tisá lies approximately 15 kilometres (9 mi) north of Ústí nad Labem and 84 km (52 mi) north of Prague. It lies on the borders with Germany.

Etymology

The name is derived from the Proto-Slavic word "tes" and Czech word "tis", meaning yew.[2]

Geography
Tisa Rocks

Tisá is located at the western tip of the Protected Landscape Area Elbe Sandstone Mountains. Tisá is known for its natural monument within the Elbe Sandstone Mountains, Tisa Rocks.

There are 113 registered climbing routes, a number of bicycle or cross-country skiing ways.

History

Around the year of 500, a group of the Slavs came to the area of today's village. In the 14th century the Vantenberk family usurped an extensive area around Děčín and built a stronghold named Šenov. Under the region of knights of Bünau (Czech: Bynov) there was a major economic expansion. In 1554–1557 Günter I developed a castle with a Lutheran church, presbytery, school, brewery and the name of the village was changed due to the castle into Schönstein. In 1631 Croatians and Swedes burned all of the objects in Tisá and Schönstein, and Schönstein lost its importance. From 1750, several factories were built, and the municipality became a centre of the button industry.[2]

Sights

Church of Saint Anne is situated in the centre of the village. This Baroque building was built in 1789.[2]

The Chapel in Tisá was built in the 19th century. It is a state-protected monument in a desolate state.[2]

Notable people

References
  1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2021". Czech Statistical Office. 2021-04-30.
  2. "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Tisá. Retrieved 2021-07-10.
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