Chřibská

Chřibská (Czech pronunciation: [ˈxr̝̊ɪpskaː]; German: Kreibitz) is a town in Děčín District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,400 inhabitants.

Chřibská
Town
Square with St. George Church and birth house of Thaddäus Haenke (far right)
Flag
Coat of arms
Chřibská
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°51′48″N 14°28′59″E
Country Czech Republic
RegionÚstí nad Labem
DistrictDěčín
First mentioned1352
Government
 • MayorJan Machač
Area
 • Total15.93 km2 (6.15 sq mi)
Elevation
387 m (1,270 ft)
Population
 (2020-01-01[1])
 • Total1,357
 • Density85/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
407 44
Websitewww.mesto-chribska.cz

History

The place was first mentioned in 1352[2] as located at the trading road from Bohemia to the Lausitz. It became part of the possessions of the family of Wartenberg from Děčín, and in 1614 of the Kinsky family. Town rights had been granted in 1570, and in 1596 a militia was founded for defense.

Until 1918, Kreibitz was part of the Austrian monarchy (Austria side after the compromise of 1867), in the Rumburg (Rumburk) District, one of the 94 Bezirkshauptmannschaften in Bohemia.[3] Along with other parts of the former Austrian Empire, Chřibská became part of Czechoslovakia in 1919. From 1938, after the Munich Agreement regarding the Sudetenland, until 1945, Chřibská was part of Varnsdorf District, with the suburbs of Niederkreibitz (Dolní Chřibská), Oberkreibitz (Horní Chřibská) and Schönfeld (Krásné Pole).

The Expulsion of Germans after World War II in 1945–1946 reduced the population (see the Beneš decrees).

Since 10 October 2006 Chřibská is again a town.

Memorial plaque at the birthplace of Thaddäus Haenke

Glass industry

The oldest running glass production in Europe is located in Horní Chřibská. It was founded shortly after 1500 by the German-Bohemian glass-maker family Friedrich.[4]

Notable people

References
  1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2020". Czech Statistical Office. 2020-04-30.
  2. "Historie". Město Chřibská. Retrieved 2020-08-19.
  3. Die postalischen Abstempelungen auf den österreichischen Postwertzeichen-Ausgaben 1867, 1883 und 1890, Wilhelm Klein, 1967
  4. Walter A. Friedrich: Die Wurzeln der nordböhmischen Glasindustrie und die Glasmacherfamilie Friedrich. Fürth (Germany) 2005, published by the author. ISBN 3-00-015752-2


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