Zákupy | |
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.JPG) Svobody Square, the historic centre | |
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  Zákupy Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates:50°41′29″N14°39′4″E / 50.69139°N 14.65111°E /50.69139; 14.65111 | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Liberec |
| District | Česká Lípa |
| First mentioned | 1315 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Radek Lípa |
| Area | |
• Total | 40.78 km2 (15.75 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 271 m (889 ft) |
| Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 2,937 |
| • Density | 72/km2 (190/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 470 02, 471 23, 473 01 |
| Website | www |
Zákupy (Czech pronunciation:[ˈzaːkupɪ];German:Reichstadt) is a town inČeská Lípa District in theLiberec Region of theCzech Republic. It has about 2,900 inhabitants. The historic town centre with the castle is well preserved and is protected by law as anurban monument zone.
Zákupy consists of seven municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):[2]
Zákupy is located about 7 kilometres (4 mi) east ofČeská Lípa and 29 km (18 mi) southwest ofLiberec. It lies in theRalsko Uplands. The highest point is the hill Kamenický kopec at 436 m (1,430 ft) above sea level. The southern part of the municipal territory extends into the Kokořínsko – Máchův kraj Protected Landscape Area.
TheSvitavka River flows through the town. ThePloučnice flows across the southern part of the territory, but its confluence with the Svitavka is located just outside the territory of Zákupy. There are several small fishponds in the vicinity of the town.
Zákupy was probably founded in the 13th century. The first written mention of Zákupy under the nameRichinstadt is from 1315, when Fridman of Richinstadt owned the local fortress. Under the fortress were two villages, Czech and German, which shared a church and which soon merged into one settlement. Zákupy was referred to as amarket town in 1378.[3]
Zákupy was held by the noble Pancíř of Smojno family, then by the Lords of Wartenberg, who sold Zákupy to theBerka of Dubá family in the 1460s. During their rule, Zákupy prospered and developed, and in 1541, it was promoted to a town. In 1612, the indebted estate was bought by Jan Novohradský of Kolowrat.[3]
During theThirty Years' War, Zákupy was looted and damaged several times (in 1621, 1634 and 1639) by various armies. The estate was acquired by theImperial field marshalJulius Henry of Saxe-Lauenburg in 1632. His sonJulius Francis founded theCapuchin monastery and had the castle rebuilt. The last heiress,Anna Maria Franziska of Saxe-Lauenburg, died at the castle in 1741. Her daughterMaria Anna was married toFerdinand Maria Innocenz of Bavaria and hence the possessions went to his family.[3]
In 1803, the estate was purchased by the Habsburg archdukeFerdinand III. In 1815, EmperorFrancis I of Austria awarded the title of Duke of Reichstadt (German:Herzog von Reichstadt) to his grandson,Napoleon II. Napoleon II died without heirs in 1832, having never visited the town. After his abdication from the throne in 1848, EmperorFerdinand I of Austria took over the management of the estate. He used the castle as a summer residence and had the interior decorated in theRococo style.[3]
On 8 July 1876, Russia's ChancellorAlexander Gorchakov and Austria's Emperor EmperorFranz Joseph reached theReichstadt Agreement on the followingRusso-Turkish War and the partition of theBalkans at the castle.Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and CountessSophie Chotek of Chotkov were married there on 1 July 1900.[3]
The town was part of theSudetenland, and most of its inhabitants wereSudeten Germans. In October 1938, the region was annexed byNazi Germany, as a result of theMunich Agreement, and was incorporated into theReichsgau Sudetenland. AfterWorld War II, the German population wasexpelled.[3]
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Zájupy is located on the railway lineLiberec–Děčín.
The town is known for Zákupy Castle. It was created by the reconstruction of the original fortress, which began in 1541. During the reconstruction after the fire in 1573, a large eastern wing was created, and the castle was gradually expanded into four wings. In the 1680s, the castle was rebuilt in theBaroque style. During World War I, there was a hospital in the castle. After World War I, the castle became state property and since the 1970s, it has been open to the public. The castle includesFrench garden andEnglish park. Since 2002, it has been protected as anational cultural monument.[3][6]
The historical core is formed by Svobody Square. Main landmarks of the square are pseudo-Gothic town hall from 1867 and Baroque plague column with the statue of Holy Trinity from 1708.[6]
Other sights include Church of Saints Fabian and Sebastian, former Capuchin monastery with Church of Saint Francis of Assisi, and stone bridges over the Svitávka.[6]
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