Kamenický Šenov

Kamenický Šenov (German: Steinschönau) is a town in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 3,900 inhabitants.

Kamenický Šenov
Town
View towards the town
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Kamenický Šenov
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°46′39″N 14°28′16″E
Country Czech Republic
RegionLiberec
DistrictČeská Lípa
First mentioned1352
Government
  MayorMichal Třešňák
Area
  Total10.46 km2 (4.04 sq mi)
Elevation
525 m (1,722 ft)
Population
 (2020-01-01[1])
  Total3,915
  Density370/km2 (970/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
471 14
Websitewww.kamenicky-senov.cz

History

Until 1918, the city was part of the Austrian monarchy (Austria side after the compromise of 1867), in the TetschenDěčín District, one of the 94 Bezirkshauptmannschaften in Bohemia.[2]

Economy

The town has a long history of glass works.

Twin towns – sister cities

Kamenický Šenov is twinned with:[3]

References

  1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2020". Czech Statistical Office. 2020-04-30.
  2. Die postalischen Abstempelungen auf den österreichischen Postwertzeichen-Ausgaben 1867, 1883 und 1890, Wilhelm Klein, 1967
  3. "Rheinbach - naše partnerské město". pratelerheinbachu.estranky.cz (in Czech). Spolek přátel Rheinbachu. Retrieved 2020-08-15.



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