Liberec Region

The Liberec Region, Czech Liberec Region, is one of the 14 regions of the Czech Republic. The relation to the surface smallest Czech region lies in the northeastern part of Bohemia. Council is based in Liberec ( German: Reichenberg ). Here lies the border triangle Germany - Poland - Czech Republic.

Landscape

The district of the northern part of Česká kotlina ( German: Bohemian boilers), the Jizera Mountains ( German: Jizera Mountains ), western Krkonoše with the Foothills (Giant Mountains) and the eastern part of the Lusatian Mountains. In the north, the district borders to 20 km in length and 130 km in Germany to Poland. Clockwise the Bohemian regions Hradec Králové, Central Bohemia and Ústí follow. The district is mostly mountainous. The highest point is the Kotel ( German: Kessel Mountain) near Harrachov ( German: Harrachov ) and Harrachov ( German: České Budějovice ) with 1,435 m above sea level. Level, the lowest point at 208 m above sea level. M. the area where the river Smědá ( German: Wittig ) leaves the territory of the Czech Republic. A well-known mountain is the Ještěd ( German: ridge) on the western outskirts of Liberec with 1,012 m above sea level. M.; the north-eastern part belongs to the colder regions, the western and southwestern parts of the warmer regions. The water is mostly collected in three rivers, the Ploučnice ( German: Polzen ), Lusatian Neisse River and the Jizera ( German: Iser). In the district there are also mineral springs and curative mud.

Surface

The district occupies 4.0% of the total area of the Czech Republic. With the exception of Prague, he is now with 3163 km ³ of the smallest district of the Czech Republic. Agricultural usable floor occupies 22.3 %, which is well below the national average. A high proportion has developed the forest area with 44.2 %.

Raw materials

In the district where deposits are of high quality glass and foundry sands. Also known are the broken here and decorative blocks. In Okres Semily coal is encouraged. In Okres Ceska Lipa until very recently, uranium was promoted.

Demography

On 31 March 2012, the District counted 438 433 inhabitants ( proportion of population of the Czech Republic 4.2%). The population density is 138.6 inhabitants per km ² and is slightly above the state average. The highest concentration is in Okres Jablonec nad Nisou per km ² achieved with 219 inhabitants. In the district there are 216 municipalities. In places with less than 500 inhabitants, 5.9% of the district live. In the cities, 78.0 % of the population. Center of the circle is the county town of Liberec with about one hundred thousand inhabitants. The average age of 38.6 years is slightly below the national average. Due to the low birth rate occurs in the district for an aging population, although Okres Ceska Lipa may have the lowest average age in the Czech Republic.

Largest cities

Economy

The district is heavily industrialized. Important roles are played by the glass and jewelery industry, plastics processing, mechanical engineering and automotive. The traditional textile industry is losing more and more important. In agriculture, but unlikely to play a role, grain and forage crops are grown. Especially in the second half of the 90s settled in the district of a large number of foreign companies. Growth is also recorded in trade and the tourism.

Macroeconomic indicators

The district contributing 3.5 % of the gross domestic product of the Czech Republic.

Labor market

The restructuring of the industry and the closure of uranium mining contributed strongly to unemployment. She is lying with 9.48 %, slightly below the state average, but grew up within the last year by 0.8 % (Czech Republic 0.5%). The income is below the national average and is 15 102 CZK.

Transport infrastructure

The total length of the railway network is 543 km and is well above the average in the Czech Republic. The main thoroughfare is the highway from Prague to Liberec, other important traffic arteries connecting the district from north to south ( Svor - Ceska Lipa - Melnik ) and west ( Decin Nový Bor - Chrastava - Liberec - Turnov - Hradec Králové ). 20 % of the roads belong to category 2, 66.5 % for category 3

Environment

The growing mobilization has a negative effect on quality of life. Also, the thermal power plants contribute to air pollution. About 60% of the total area of the district is part of the water conservation area, the highest proportion in the Czech Republic. Due to a variety of ecosystems 115 small -scale protected areas ( 8 National Nature Reserves, 8 National nature monuments, 35 nature reserves and 64 natural monuments ) and 9 large protected areas (1 National Park, 5 protected landscape areas, 3 nature parks ) were reported in the district.

See also: List of nature reserves in the Liberec Region

Social institutions

Education

In addition to the primary schools and special schools for physically and mentally disabled are strongly represented in the district. Since 1990, increased the number of high schools, while the number of specialist schools declined. At universities there are in Liberec Technical University of Liberec. In addition to the fields of study mechanical engineering and textile technology (the only school in this area in the Czech Republic ), pedagogy, economics, architecture, mechatronics and engineering is taught.

Health service

A total of 10 hospitals, the largest in Liberec, located in the county. In Vysoká nad Jizerou practiced a special clinic for plastic surgery and hand surgery. In addition, two convalescent care ( Libverda and Lázně Kunratice ) for rehabilitation patients. They specialize in movement therapy, heart disease and rheumatism.

Culture

The district went through a turbulent history, which is reflected in numerous monuments. The history can be in Severočeské muzeum understand in Liberec, one can visit in this city, the gallery and the Science Library and the FX Salda Theatre, Naive Theatre, the botanical garden and the zoo. Beside In addition to 257 libraries, you can visit other museums, galleries and traveling theaters in the district.

Tourism

Among the historically valuable monuments that invite guests to visit the district include the Castles ( Bezděz, Zákupy Chateau, Castle Lemberk, castle Frýdlant, Sychrov, castle Hruby Rohozec, castle Wallenstein ) and a number of churches. There are also many lakes such as Mácha. Visitors have about 50,000 beds. In addition, the individual holiday plays an important role. Numerous huts and pensions, particularly in the districts of Ceska Lipa and Semily offer good comfort. Active winter and summer holidays and is mainly in the mountains of the district (Giant Mountains, Jizera Mountains, Český Ráj, Doksy, Lusatian Mountains, Ore Mountains).

Policy

In the district elections on 12 and 13 October 2012, a group of voters regional mayors ( Starostové per Liberec Region ) won with 22.21 %, the highest number of votes and received 13 seats in the district council. The second strongest force was the communist KSČM with 17.89 % (10 mandates) just ahead of another local constituency association ( Změna PRO Liberec Region ), the 16.85% (also 10 seats) accounted for. The two major Czech parties CSSD and ODS reached 13.05 % (7 mandates) or 9.26% (5 seats) only very poor results. The Regional Council is formed since the elections alone of the two regional groups of voters, which in the Czech Republic, none of the classical parties is first represented in a region government. New district captain since the elections Půta Martin, in front of the mayor of the city Hradek nad Nisou. He replaced the Social Stanislav Eichler.

Districts

• Okres Ceska Lipa
• Okres Jablonec nad Nisou
• Okres Liberec
• Okres Semily

District towns

• Ceska Lipa ( Czech Lipa )
• Jablonec nad Nisou ( Jablonec )
• Liberec ( Reichenberg )
• Semily