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Jablonec nad Nisou is situated at the confluence of the rivers Lusatian Neisse and Bílá Nisa. The Mohelka River originates in Jablonec nad Nisou-Kokonín. The Mšeno Reservoir in the city belongs to the largest inner city areas in Europe. It was built in 1906–1909 and has an area of around 42 ha (100 acres). [4] [5]
Jablonec nad Nisou District is divided into three administrative districts of municipalities with extended competence: Jablonec nad Nisou, Tanvald and Železný Brod.In addition, two municipalities (Jenišovice and Malá Skála) belong to the administrative district of Turnov, which is the only such administrative district in the country whose borders do not correspond to the borders of the ...
During the Cold War, Preciosa closely collaborated with the Communist regime.From the 1960s to the 1980s, Preciosa was an integral part of Věznice Minkovice [], a labor camp set up by the Communist government in 1958, now known as one of the most brutal Communist prison camps in Czechoslovakia; it was even nicknamed "The Red Hell" or "Minkau" (after the Nazi concentration camp in Dachau) by ...
The Liberec-Jablonec agglomeration (Czech: Liberecko-jablonecká aglomerace) is the agglomeration of the cities of Liberec and Jablonec nad Nisou and their surroundings in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic. It was defined in 2020 as a tool for drawing money from the European Structural and Investment Funds and is valid in 2021–2027 ...
Just before the war began a complex of factories were built, which today is an industrial zone in the town of Jablonec nad Nisou. During World War II , Reinowitz was the location of a subcamp of the Gross-Rosen concentration camp , providing forced labour for the German firm "Feinapparatenbau GmbH". [ 1 ]
Pěnčín is located about 6 kilometres (4 mi) southeast of Jablonec nad Nisou and 14 km (9 mi) southeast of Liberec. It lies on the border between the Giant Mountains Foothills and Jizera Mountains. The highest point is on the slope of the Černá studnice mountain at 845 m (2,772 ft) above sea level.
The tram system is conjoined with an interurban tramway branch to Jablonec nad Nisou. It is operated by Dopravní podnik měst Liberce a Jablonce nad Nisou, a.s. The track system is approximately 21.5 km (13.4 mi) long with the branch between Liberec and Jablonec nad Nisou measuring around 13 km (8 mi).
Bedřichov is located about 6 kilometres (4 mi) north of Jablonec nad Nisou and 5 km (3 mi) east of Liberec. It lies in the Jizera Mountains and in the eponymous protected landscape area. The highest point is the mountain Černá hora at 1,085 m (3,560 ft) above sea level.