Kořenov
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Kořenov (German: Bad Wurzelsdorf) is a mountain village in Jablonec nad Nisou District, Liberec Region in the Czech Republic. Kořenov is situated in the Jizera Mountains near the well-known winter sports centre Harrachov. Part of the village is situated in protected landscape area.
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[edit] History
The oldest part of Kořenov is Rejdice, first settlers came here in 1577. In 1902, cog railway Tanvald-Kořenov and an electrified line to Silesian Hirschberg (Jelenia Góra) were put into operation.
Kořenov, as known today, was established in 1960 by mergence of villages Polubný, Příchovice, Rejdice and Jizerka. Polubný (since 1899) and Příchovice (since 1897) were market towns formerly. The village Rejdice (founded 1577) has the oldest history from these settlements.
[edit] Places of interest
- nice outlook tower Štěpánka (24m high)
- the evangelic chapel in Tesařov
- St. John's church in Polubný
- rack-railway with the steepest gradient in Czech Republic (58 ‰) and with the second longest tunnel in Czech Republic (942m) and with nice viaduct over the river Jizera
[edit] In Kořenov is also
- nursery school in Polubný
- elementary school in Horní Kořenov
- retirements home in Polubný
- 2 voluntary fire brigades. DHS Polubný and DHS Příchovice
- factory Cutisin producing salami packages
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Coordinates: 50°46′11″N 15°22′01″E / 50.76972°N 15.36694°E
