Lomnice nad Popelkou
Lomnice nad Popelkou (German: Lomnitz an der Popelka) is a town in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 5,600 inhabitants.
Lomnice nad Popelkou | |
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Town | |
 Town hall | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Lomnice nad Popelkou Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 50°31′50″N 15°22′25″E | |
| Country |  |
| Region | Liberec |
| District | Semily |
| First mentioned | 1232 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Josef Šimek |
| Area | |
| • Total | 25.57 km2 (9.87 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 478 m (1,568 ft) |
| Population (2020-01-01[1]) | |
| • Total | 5,554 |
| • Density | 220/km2 (560/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 512 51, 512 63 |
| Website | www |
History
Until 1918, the town was part of the Austrian monarchy (Austria side after the compromise of 1867), in the Semily – Semil district, one of the 94 Bezirkshauptmannschaften in Bohemia.[2] The stamp shows Franz-Jozef I with the town name until 1896 Lomnitz bei Gitschin. Various bilingual names were used before 1900:
- Lomnitz b. Jicin – Lomnice u Jičína
- Lomnice v Jičínsku – Lomnic Jicinerkreis
- Lomnice nad Popelkou – Lomnitz a.d. Popelka[3]
Sport
The town has a notable ski club, represented by ski jumpers such as Roman Koudelka or Čestmír Kožíšek.
Notable people
- František Doubravský (1790–1867), choirmaster, organist and composer
- František Jiránek (1698–1778), composer, pupil of Antonio Vivaldi
- Karel Kodejška (born 1947), ski jumper
References
- "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2020". Czech Statistical Office. 2020-04-30.
- Die postalischen Abstempelungen auf den österreichischen Postwertzeichen-Ausgaben 1867, 1883 und 1890, Wilhelm Klein, 1967
- Klein N°2750.
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