Úštěk

The city Úštěk ( German Auscha ) is in Okres Litoměřice in the Czech Republic at the scenic transition between the Czech Central Mountains and the Daubaer Switzerland. In the 22 districts to live a total of 2,800 inhabitants. The city was repeatedly backdrop for some movies.

Úštěk was built on an elongated sandstone rock that pushes along the Černý Potok (Haber Bach) from west to east in the mouth region of the Úštěcký Potok ( Munkerbach ).

The main employers are traditionally agriculture, metal processing and furniture production. The share of textile production decreases continuously, with the service sector growth can be reported. Unemployment is relatively high.

History

The town was founded in the mid 11th century and in 1361 a town. The original Lords of Michalovice pledged the city in 1387, the city of Berka of Dubé. The city went through numerous religious and secular hands. Auscha is a center of hop growing and was a center of the Bohemian hops trade. 1885 Hopfensignierhalle was built and there were several large Hopfenschwelereien. On the Auschaer hop markets produced Rothopfen was traded. Longitudinal through the city led the Ärarialstraße of Leitmeritz by Bohemian Leipa.

In the 1960s, the city was created north of the recreation center Chmelař. Through the application of the artificial pond, the village Zelena Ves (Green Village ) was evacuated and flooded. To the northwest lies the massif of Geltschberges ( Saddleback ).

Community structure

The city Úštěk consists of the 24 districts:

• Bily Kostelec ( White Church ) with the monolayer Pohorsko ( Hundorf ) and the deserted village starosti ( worry)
• Brusov ( Prause )
• Dolni Vysoke ( Niederwessig, also Unterwessig )
• Držovice ( Tirschewitz ) with the monolayer Nový Tyn ( Neuthein )
• Dubičná ( Eicht )
• Habřina (Haber )
• Julčín ( Julienau ) with the monolayer Černcí ( Tschims )
• Kalovice ( Kalwitz )
• Konojedy ( Konojed )
• Lhota ( Olhotta )
• Ličenice ( Litschnitz )
• Lukov ( Luka ) with the monolayer Lukovsko ( Rutte ) and Svobodna Ves ( free village)
• Ostré ( Neuland)
• Rašovice ( Raschowitz ) with the monolayer Krasna Studánka ( Schönborn )
• Robec ( Robitsch )
• Rochov (Roche)
• Stary Tyn ( Altthein )
• Tetčiněves ( Tetschendorf )
• Trebin ( Trebine )
• Úštěk - České Předměstí ( Auscha - Bohemian suburb )
• Úštěk - Českolipské Předměstí ( Auscha - Leipaer suburb )
• Úštěk - Vnitřní Město ( Auscha - downtown)
• Vedlice ( Wedlitz )
• Zeleny ( Grünwald )

Basic settlement units are Bily Kostelec, Brusov, Dolni Vysoke, Držovice, Dubičná, Habřina, Julčín, Kalovice, Konojedy, Lhota, Ličenice, Lukov, Lukovsko, Ostré, Pohorsko, Rašovice, Robec, Rochov, Stary Tyn, Svobodna Ves, Tetčiněves, Úštěk Vedlice and Zeleny.

The municipality is divided u into the Katastralbezirke Bily Kostelec, Brusov, Dolni Vysoke I Držovice, Dubičná, Habřina u Úštěku, Kalovice, Konojedy u Úštěku, Lhota u Úštěku, Ličenice, Lukov u Úštěku, Ostré, Rašovice u Kalovic, Robec, Rochov Tetčiněvsi, Stary Tyn, Tetčiněves, Úštěk and Vedlice.

Attractions

• Historic Old Town with " bird houses" ( preservation zone )
• Ruins of the castle at Ostré Help
• The Neuländer Chapel Hill near Ostré ( Neuland) has a height of 330 m and offers a good view over the pool to the Auschaer Geltschberg. In the opposite direction to the summit of Vlhošť ( Willhoscht ) is just visible. The two baroque chapels above a stone staircase, which leads Ostré of the Cross were built in 1703-1707 by the architect Octavio Broggio Leitmeritzer for the Jesuits to Liebeschitz. After a recent restoration in 1928 took place in the 1950s by a Kunstschänder looting and destruction of the plant. The neglected Calvary was liberated in 2005 by wild tree and shrub plantings. Previously found to cross -discovery Festival on May 3 along the Cross pilgrimage place.

In the streets and lanes of the city find at Easter and in August, very interesting and good visited " Old Bohemian Fairs " instead, to which craftsmen ( potters, basket weavers, glass blowers, blacksmiths, turners, Beekeeper, milliners, tailors, Gürtler, etc.) offer their products.

Neuländer Chapel Hill

View of the chapel mountain of Konojedy from

• Castle Panský dvůr from the 14th century
• Late Baroque St. Peter and Paul Church (1764-1772)

• Pikart Tower, most powerful and largest tower of the city wall (1428), today showroom
• Dean's office building, the parsonage
• Synagogue - Podskalská ulice
• Gabled houses on the market square ( náměstí Mírové )
• Jesuitenhof
• Kudlichdenkmal

• Trinity Church

Sons and daughters of the town

• John Absolon (* 1747 ), musician