Semily
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Semily (ˈsɛmɪlɪ; ) is a town
in the Semily District
, Liberec Region
, of northern Bohemia
in the Czech Republic
. It has about 9,000 inhabitants. One important landmark is the St Peter and Paul Church, from the beginning of the previous century. The town has two notable museums: the Museum and Regional Gallery and the newly opened Museum of Raspers. The important politician Fratišek Ladislav Rieger was born in Semily in 1818. Also born here was Ivan Olbracht
, a popular Czech writer during the time of the First Czechoslovak Republic. Jizara River and its left-hand tributary the Oleska River flows through Semily .
In 1942 during the II World War Finnish soldiers received hospital treatment in Burg Waldstein ,Ruckers Glatz . (Tuberculosis and lung problems were treated )
The patients came by boat to Libau or Danzig from Hanko ( Finland). Along with the patients arrived also a Finnish nurse .
Town
A town is a human settlement larger than a village but smaller than a city. The size a settlement must be in order to be called a "town" varies considerably in different parts of the world, so that, for example, many American "small towns" seem to British people to be no more than villages, while...
in the Semily District
Semily District
Semily District is a district within the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital city is Semily.-Complete list of towns and villages:Bělá -Benecko -Benešov u Semil -Bozkov -...
, Liberec Region
Liberec Region
Liberec Region is an administrative unit of the Czech Republic, located in the northernmost part of its historical region of Bohemia. Region borders with Saxony, and Poland...
, of northern Bohemia
Bohemia
Bohemia is a historical region in central Europe, occupying the western two-thirds of the traditional Czech Lands. It is located in the contemporary Czech Republic with its capital in Prague...
in the Czech Republic
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
. It has about 9,000 inhabitants. One important landmark is the St Peter and Paul Church, from the beginning of the previous century. The town has two notable museums: the Museum and Regional Gallery and the newly opened Museum of Raspers. The important politician Fratišek Ladislav Rieger was born in Semily in 1818. Also born here was Ivan Olbracht
Ivan Olbracht
Ivan Olbracht was a Czech writer, journalist and translator of German prose.The son of writer Antal Stašek, Olbracht studied law and philosophy in Prague and Berlin...
, a popular Czech writer during the time of the First Czechoslovak Republic. Jizara River and its left-hand tributary the Oleska River flows through Semily .
In 1942 during the II World War Finnish soldiers received hospital treatment in Burg Waldstein ,Ruckers Glatz . (Tuberculosis and lung problems were treated )
The patients came by boat to Libau or Danzig from Hanko ( Finland). Along with the patients arrived also a Finnish nurse .
External links
- Municipal website (cz, en, de, pl, nl)