Mikulášovice
Mikulášovice | |
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 Church of Saint Nicholas | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Mikulášovice Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 50°57′56″N 14°21′28″E / 50.96556°N 14.35778°ECoordinates: 50°57′56″N 14°21′28″E / 50.96556°N 14.35778°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Ústí nad Labem |
| District | Děčín |
| First mentioned | 1449 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Miluše Trojanová |
| Area | |
| • Total | 25.85 km2 (9.98 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 414 m (1,358 ft) |
| Population (2021-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 2,111 |
| • Density | 82/km2 (210/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 407 79 |
| Website | www |
Mikulášovice (German: Nixdorf) is a town in Děčín District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,100 inhabitants.
Administrative parts[]
Villages of Mikulášovičky, Salmov and Tomášov are administrative parts of Mikulášovice.
Geography[]
The elongated town lies in the valley of the Mikulášovický Brook on the border with Germany. Between Mikulášovice and 7 km north-west German neighbour Sebnitz is the 598 metres (1,962 ft) Tanečnice, the highest mountain of the municipality.
History[]
The first written mention of Mikulášovice is from 1446. The village was founded in the 12th century. In the 18th century, it was already an industrial municipality with tradition in knives sharpening. In 1794, the production of knives began.[2]
From 1938 to 1945 it was occupied by Germany, before it was liberated by Polish soldiers in May 1945 and restored to Czechoslovakia. In the final stages of World War II, in May 1945, the prisoners of the AL Bautzen subcamp of the Gross-Rosen concentration camp, evacuated from Bautzen to Mikulášovice by the Germans, were liberated there by Polish soldiers.[3]
Economy[]
The company Mikov, producing popular knife Rybička, has its seat in Mikulášovice.
Notable people[]
- Franz Dittrich (1815–1859), pathologist
- Anni Frind (1900–1987), soprano opera singer
- Oskar Schäfer (1921–2011), Knight's Cross holder
Gallery[]
Town hall and Church of Saint Nicholas
Church of Saint Nicholas
Church of the Ascension of Jesus
Monument commemorating the liberation of the town by Poles in 1945
John of Nepomuk statue
References[]
- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2021". Czech Statistical Office. 2021-04-30.
- ^ "Z historie města" (in Czech). Město Mikulášovice. Retrieved 2021-07-14.
- ^ "Subcamps of KL Gross- Rosen". Gross-Rosen Museum in Rogoźnica. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
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