Černousy (German: Tschernhausen) is a municipality and village in Liberec District in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants.

Černousy
Ves, a part of Černousy
Ves, a part of Černousy
Flag of Černousy
Coat of arms of Černousy
Černousy is located in Czech Republic
Černousy
Černousy
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 51°0′16″N 15°3′2″E / 51.00444°N 15.05056°E / 51.00444; 15.05056
Country Czech Republic
RegionLiberec
DistrictLiberec
First mentioned1385
Area
 • Total8.57 km2 (3.31 sq mi)
Elevation
263 m (863 ft)
Population
 (2023-01-01)[1]
 • Total314
 • Density37/km2 (95/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
463 73
Websitewww.cernousy.cz

Administrative parts edit

The villages of Boleslav and Ves are administrative parts of Černousy.

Geography edit

Černousy is located about 25 kilometres (16 mi) north 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 Štemberk hill at 340 m (1,120 ft) above sea level. The Smědá River flows through the municipality.

History edit

The first written mention of Černousy is from 1385.[2]

Demographics edit

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869801—    
1880811+1.2%
1890774−4.6%
1900789+1.9%
1910845+7.1%
YearPop.±%
1921791−6.4%
1930723−8.6%
1950466−35.5%
1961428−8.2%
1970386−9.8%
YearPop.±%
1980367−4.9%
1991327−10.9%
2001330+0.9%
2011334+1.2%
2021312−6.6%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

Transport edit

There are two border crossings to Poland: the railway border crossing Frýdlant v Čechách / Zawidów and the road border crossing Černousy – Ves / Zawidów.

Černousy is the final station of the railway line Liberec–Černousy.[5]

Sights edit

 
Church of Saint Lawrence

The most notable building is the Church of Saint Lawrence in Ves. It is a late Gothic church, which was first documented in 1346 and rebuilt in 1519.[6]

References edit

  1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
  2. ^ "O obci" (in Czech). Obec Černousy. Retrieved 2022-10-20.
  3. ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Liberec" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 1–2.
  4. ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
  5. ^ "Detail stanice Černousy" (in Czech). České dráhy. Retrieved 2023-08-16.
  6. ^ "Ves – kostel sv. Vavřince" (in Czech). Fara Frýdlant. Retrieved 2023-03-17.

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