Lipová (Děčín District)

Lipová ( German Hainspach ) is a municipality with 626 inhabitants ( 1 January 2013) in the north of the Czech Republic directly, more precisely on the border to Germany Saxony. It is situated in 366 m asl in swallowing Auer corner of the city Šluknov west ( Schluckenau ).

Geography

Lipová bordered to the northwest by the West German Steinigtwolmsdorf, on the northeast by the West German Sohland on the River Spree in the east and south by Velky Šenov (Great -Schönau ), on the southwest by Vilémov u Šluknova ( Wölmsdorf ) west next to Dolni Poustevna (low Einsiedel ) and to the west by Lobendava ( Lobendau ).

Geology and natural area includes the Bohemian Netherlands, and the swallowing Auer corner called, is in the Lipová, the Lusatian mountains.

Community structure

The municipality consists of the villages Lipová Lipová ( Hainspach ) and Liščí ( Röhrsdorf ), at the same time also form Katastralbezirke. Basic settlement units are Lipová, Liščí and Ludvíkovičky ( Ludwig Dörfel ).

Attractions

In the village there are still a baroque church and the ruins of a baroque palace complex. Near the castle there are also a large castle pond and a now heavily overgrown park. In the village, further find some minor Umgebindehäuser and public buildings from the turn of the century. By bike it is possible to use the border crossing to Sohland on the Spree.

Economic situation

The entire Sluknov tip is in the Czech Republic a problem area, cut off by the Lusatian mountains from the " Bohemian basin ", it is getting even with their own government received very little attention. Also from the German side coming up today little impetus for better economic integration with the region. The small village Lipova is now little used as a residence, a large portion of the existing building is only used as a weekend home. The potential traffic- location of the village is not bad. In an opening of the corresponding border crossings and an expansion of the passing through the city street a direct connection between Rumburk and Sebnitz could be created and thus the rooms Reichenbach / Lobau / Zittau and Southern Dresden are interconnected. Such a road could be a relief for the B96 on the German side and kick-start economic development in swallowing Auer tip.

Traffic

South of the town has its own Lipová breakpoint on the railway line Rumburk - Sebnitz.

Sons and daughters of the town

• Anton Ludwig Frind (1823-1881), Bishop of Leitmeritz
• Francis of Rziha (1831-1897), Austrian engineer