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Chuchelna
View on WikipediaChuchelna is a municipality and village in Semily District in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,000 inhabitants.
Key Information
Administrative division
[edit]Chuchelna consists of three municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):[2]
- Chuchelna (825)
- Komárov (45)
- Lhota (86)
Etymology
[edit]The name was derived from the adjective chuchelný. The word chuchel denoted a small piece of oakum.[3]
Geography
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Chuchelna is located west of Semily, directly bordering with it, and about 23 kilometres (14 mi) southeast of Liberec. It lies on the border between the Giant Mountains Foothills and Ještěd–Kozákov Ridge. The highest point is the Kozákov mountain at 744 m (2,441 ft) above sea level, located in the western part of the municipal territory. The mountain is known for the finds of olivines and gemstones.[4] The Jizera River briefly forms the northern municipal border. In the area of Kozákov, Chuchelna marginally extends into the Bohemian Paradise Protected Landscape Area.
History
[edit]The first written mention of Chuchelna is from 1410. It belonged to the Rotštejn and Hrubá Skála estates, and from the 17th century to the Semily estate.[5]
Demographics
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Transport
[edit]There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
Sport
[edit]There is a small ski resort on the eastern slopes of the Kozákov mountain. It has three ski slopes and a 500 m-long (1,600 ft) lift.[8] The peak of Kozákov is known as a starting point for paragliding.[4]
Sights
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Chuchelna is poor in historical monuments. The only protected cultural monuments are a sculptural group of Calvary from 1734 in the centre of Chuchelna and a sandstone cross from 1854 in Komárov.[9]
On the Kozákov mountain is the Rieger's hut, built in 1928 and named in honour of František Ladislav Rieger, and a steel lookout tower.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2025". Czech Statistical Office. 2025-05-16.
- ^ "Public Census 2021 – basic data". Public Database (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2022.
- ^ Profous, Antonín (1949). Místní jména v Čechách II: CH–L (in Czech). p. 71.
- ^ a b c "Vrch Kozákov v Českém ráji – v létě i v zimě aktivně i za poznáním" (in Czech). CzechTourism. Retrieved 2023-09-08.
- ^ "Chuchelna". Semilsko – turistické informace (PDF) (in Czech). Mikroregion Kozákov. p. 42. Retrieved 2023-09-08.
- ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
- ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
- ^ "O areálu" (in Czech). Ski Kozákov. Retrieved 2023-09-08.
- ^ "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Chuchelna". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-08-27.
