Hejnice (Liberec District)

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Coordinates: 50°52′38″N 15°11′54″E / 50.87722°N 15.19833°E / 50.87722; 15.19833
Hejnice
Town
Pilgrimage Basilica of the Visitation and former Franciscan monastery
Flag
Coat of arms
Name origin: grove + village
Country Czech Republic
Region Liberec
District Liberec
Commune Frýdlant
Parts Hejnice, Ferdinandov
River Smědá
Elevation 375 m (1,230 ft)
Coordinates 50°52′38″N 15°11′54″E / 50.87722°N 15.19833°E / 50.87722; 15.19833
Area 38.19 km2 (14.75 sq mi)
Population 2,735 (2005)
Density 72 / km2 (186 / sq mi)
First mentioned 1211
Mayor Jiří Horák
Timezone CET (UTC+1)
 - summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 463 62
Location in the Czech Republic
Location in the Czech Republic
Wikimedia Commons: Hejnice (Liberec District)
Statistics: statnisprava.cz
Website: www.mestohejnice.cz

Hejnice (Czech pronunciation: [ˈɦɛjɲɪtsɛ]; German: Haindorf) is a small town in the Liberec District in Liberec Region of the Czech Republic. It is located under northern slopes of Jizera Mountains in 350–400 m above sea level in the valley of the river Smědá. It has about 2,600 inhabitants.

The village of Ferdinandov is an administrative part of Hejnice.


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