Frýdštejn

Frýdštejn (German: Friedstein) is a municipality and village in Jablonec nad Nisou District in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 900 inhabitants.

Administrative division

Frýdštejn consists of 11 municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):

Geography

Frýdštejn is located about 7 kilometres (4 mi) south of Jablonec nad Nisou and 13 km (8 mi) south of Liberec. It lies on the border between the Jičín Uplands and Ještěd–Kozákov Ridge. The highest point is the hill Kopanina at 657 m (2,156 ft) above sea level.

History

The first written mention of Frýdštejn is from 1385.

Demographics

Transport

The I/10 road (part of the European route E65) from Turnov to the Czech-Polish border in Harrachov passes through the southern part of the municipality.

Sights

Frýdštejn is known for the ruins of the Frýdštejn Castle. Existence of this rock castle was first documented in 1385. It was abandoned in the second half of the 16th century.

Drábovna is a small sandstone rock town with remains of a medieval castle and an archaeological site.

On the Kopanina Hill there is the eponymous observation tower. It is a 18 m (59 ft) high brick tower, built in 1894.