Svor (Česká Lípa District)

Svor ( German Röhrsdorf in Zwickau ) is a municipality of Okres Ceska Lipa in the Liberec Region in the north of the Czech Republic.

Geography

The place is located in the Lusatian Mountains in the valley of the brook Svorský creek at the crossroads of Europe road 442 from Decin ( Děčín ) to Liberec ( Reichenberg ) with the main road # 9 of Praha ( Prague ) to Rumburk ( Rumburg ) and on to Lobau. It is located at the foot of both the mountain cone Klíč ( Kleis ) and the Rousínovský vrch ( Hamm Rich Mountain ).

History

In 1788, the Chapel of the Holy Trinity was built in Röhrsdorf. 1866 began construction of the Bohemian Northern Railway of Bakov nad Jizerou after Rumburk that performs Svor. Because of the mountainous terrain more challenging buildings were required. One of these is the railway embankment in Svor who has a height of 15 m. In 1873, the glassworks was opened. In 1898, the " high - water line sources ", 1914, the electricity was built introduced. As early as 1910 Röhrsdorf had reached the population of 1475.

When selecting the Czech naming Svor there has been a mistake. Svor referred Czech mica schist; However, in the territory of that rock does not even appear.

Community structure

The municipality consists of the villages Svor Rousínov ( morning ) and Svor ( Röhrsdorf ).

Sons and daughters of the town

• Alfred Pracht (* 1946), German educator, political scientist and politician ( Liberal Democratic Party, FDP )
• Anton Sales Mayer (1816-1876), professor of theology, rector of the University of Prague; Abbot of the Cistercian monastery Monastery Osek