Bělá pod Bezdězem

Bělá pod Bezdězem
Bělá pod Bezdězem
Town
	Town hall
	Flag Coat of arms
	Bělá pod Bezdězem Location in the Czech Republic
	Coordinates: 50°30′4″N 14°48′15″E / 50.50111°N 14.80417°E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Central Bohemian
District	Mladá Boleslav
Founded	1264
Government
• Mayor	Jaroslav Verner
Area
• Total	63.20 km2 (24.40 sq mi)
Elevation	301 m (988 ft)
Population (2020-01-01)
• Total	4,792
• Density	76/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	294 21
Website	www.mubela.cz

Bělá pod Bezdězem (German: Weisswasser) is a town in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 4,800 inhabitants. The centre of the town is historically significant and is protected by law as Urban monument zone.

Etymology

The town's name is derived from the river of local significance Bělá and the nearby hill Velký Bezděz.

Notable people

Václav Trégl (1902–1979), actor
Vladimír Pachman (1918–1984), chess publicist
Luděk Pachman (1924–2003), Czech-German chess grandmaster

Twin towns – sister cities

Bělá pod Bezdězem is twinned with:^[2]

Groß-Bieberau, Germany
Svätý Jur, Slovakia

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2020". Czech Statistical Office. 2020-04-30.
^ "Partnerská města" (in Czech). Město Bělá pod Bezdězem. Retrieved 2020-08-06.

External links

Official website

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[1] "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2020". Czech Statistical Office. 2020-04-30.

[2] "Partnerská města" (in Czech). Město Bělá pod Bezdězem. Retrieved 2020-08-06.

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