Smržovka

Smržovka
Smržovka
Town
	T. G. Masaryk Square
	Coat of arms
	Smržovka Location in the Czech Republic
	Coordinates: 50°44′N 15°15′E / 50.733°N 15.250°E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Liberec
District	Jablonec nad Nisou
First mentioned	1568
Government
• Mayor	Marek Hotovec
Area
• Total	14.82 km2 (5.72 sq mi)
Elevation	585 m (1,919 ft)
Population (2019)
• Total	3,751
• Density	250/km2 (660/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	468 51
Website	www.smrzovka.cz

Smržovka (German: Morchenstern) is a town in the Liberec Region, Czech Republic. Name Smržovka was given to town by overgrown mountain forest, where there was a large amount of morels (Czech: Smrž, German: Morcheln).^[2]

History

Smržovka was founded in the first half of the 16th century during the colonization of the Jizera Mountains, the first written mention of the village dates from 1568. Smržovka was part of the Jablonec nad Nisou (German: Gablonz a.d. Neisse) district, one of the 94 districts in Kingdom of Bohemia.^[3] With the development of industry in and around Smržovka, it develops mainly glassworks, grinding shops and weaving and Smržovka in 1849 became the market place. In 1905 was promoted to town.

During the German occupation of Czechoslovakia and World War II, in February and March 1945, the Germans operated a subcamp of the Gross-Rosen concentration camp, whose prisoners were 300 women.^[4]

In 1991, the Kaipan company, a Czech car manufacturer with a focus on sports roadsters, was founded here.

Population

Year	1833	1878	1918	1970	1980	1991	2001	2012
Population	2 550	4 551	c. 7 000	3 747	3 526	3 418	3 430	3 572

Twin towns

References

^ "Population of municipalities of the Czech Republic". Czech Statistical Office. 1 January 2019.
^ Stručná historie Smržovky
^ Die postalischen Abstempelungen auf den österreichischen Postwertzeichen-Ausgaben 1867, 1883 und 1890, Wilhelm KLEIN, 1967
^ "Subcamps of KL Gross- Rosen". Gross-Rosen Museum in Rogoźnica. Retrieved 14 June 2020.

External links

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Official website

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[1] "Population of municipalities of the Czech Republic". Czech Statistical Office. 1 January 2019.

[2] Stručná historie Smržovky

[3] Die postalischen Abstempelungen auf den österreichischen Postwertzeichen-Ausgaben 1867, 1883 und 1890, Wilhelm KLEIN, 1967

[4] "Subcamps of KL Gross- Rosen". Gross-Rosen Museum in Rogoźnica. Retrieved 14 June 2020.

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