Horní Řasnice

Horní Řasnice
Horní Řasnice
Municipality
	Municipal office and primary school
	Flag Coat of arms
	Horní Řasnice Location in the Czech Republic
	Coordinates: 50°57′56″N 15°12′6″E / 50.96556°N 15.20167°E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Liberec
District	Liberec
First mentioned	1381
Area
• Total	19.04 km2 (7.35 sq mi)
Elevation	380 m (1,250 ft)
Population (2023-01-01)
• Total	243
• Density	13/km2 (33/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	464 01
Website	www.hornirasnice.cz

Horní Řasnice (German: Bärnsdorf an der Tafelfichte) is a municipality and village in Liberec District in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants.

Administrative parts[edit]

The village of Srbská is an administrative part of Horní Řasnice.

Geography[edit]

Horní Řasnice is located about 23 km (14 mi) northeast of Liberec, in a salient region of Frýdlant Hook on the border with Poland. It lies in the Frýdlant Hills. The highest point is the hill Nad Nádražím at 522 m (1,713 ft) above sea level. The village of Horní Řasnice is situated in the valley of the Řasnice stream, which originates in the territory.

History[edit]

The first written mention of Horní Řasnice is from 1381.^[2]

Demographics[edit]

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	1,855	—
1880	1,779	−4.1%
1890	1,751	−1.6%
1900	1,820	+3.9%
1910	1,721	−5.4%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	1,467	−14.8%
1930	1,296	−11.7%
1950	502	−61.3%
1961	507	+1.0%
1970	456	−10.1%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	294	−35.5%
1991	236	−19.7%
2001	235	−0.4%
2011	234	−0.4%
2021	236	+0.9%

Source: Censuses^[3]^[4]

Transport[edit]

There is the road border crossing Srbská / Miłoszów with Poland.

Sights[edit]

The main landmark of Horní Řasnice is the Church of the Immaculate Conception. It is a Gothic church from the second half of the 13th century with Baroque modifications.^[5]

References[edit]

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
^ "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Horní Řasnice. Retrieved 2022-10-20.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Liberec" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 5–6.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
^ "Kostel Neposkvrněného Početí Panny Marie" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2022-10-20.

External links[edit]

Official website

[1] "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.

[2] "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Horní Řasnice. Retrieved 2022-10-20.

[3] "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Liberec" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 5–6.

[4] "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.

[5] "Kostel Neposkvrněného Početí Panny Marie" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2022-10-20.

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