Železný Brod
Encyclopedia
Železný Brod (ˈʒɛlɛzniː ˈbrot; ) is a town in Liberec Region
of the Czech Republic
. Located in Jablonec nad Nisou District
on the Jizera River
, the town is on a railway line connecting Pardubice
and Liberec
.
-producing town founded in the eleventh century. It was originally known as Brod ("ford
") or Brodek ("little ford"). Železný ("iron
") was added to its name in the fourteenth century, alluding to the town's steelworks. In 1501 the town received its coat of arms
, which honored King Vladislav II of Bohemia
. In 1880 the town had 2,698 inhabitants and was the seat of the district court. Its cotton spinning mill used 50,000 spindles
.
Železný Brod has many jewellers
, as well as producers of blow-moulded glass, thermometers, and small glass commodities.
Town Hall of Železný Brod was built in 1890 from the primary wooden hall. Town Theatre (located in the first floor) and the Town Gallery of Vlastimil Rada (located on the ground floor) both reside within the town hall building. There is also the town’s coat-of-arms being displayed on the ground floor. The year of 1501, which is depicted in the coat-of-arms, represents the year of law restoration in the town that was carried out by the Czech king of Vladislav II.
Běliště
Jirchářská street 57, Železný Brod, phone : 483 391 149
Ethnographic exposition of The Town Museum in the one-storey, partly timbered house (former tannery and dye-house from 1807). Describes and portrays of the Železný Brod history, its architecture, archaeological discoveries, photocopy of records, half-precious stones from Kozákov, iron, slate, limestone, fossils and residue of sea, sculpture of sandstone, artwork by artist Mr. Scheybal, old classes and school's aids, gingerbread products and old baker's bread, flax processing tools, weaving room, textiles, printer's forms, some old clothing, wooden Bethlehems, old ski and sleds, models of citizen’s houses.
Open time:
May - September: Tuesday - Sunday
8.30 am - 12 noon, 1 pm - 4 pm
October - April: Saturday and Sunday
8.30 am - 12 noon, 1 pm - 4 pm.
Town museum
the square of May 3 rd, Železný Brod,
phone : 483 389 081, 483 389 770
On the square of May 3 in the former citizens timber house from the year 1792 (from the 1936 is part of the savings bank building) is the new exposition of the Železný Brod glass-making (glass-making room from the last century, personages of the local secondary glass school, businessmen and exporters of the 20th and 40th years of the 20th century, unique glass Bethlehem).
Open time:
8.30 am – 12.00 noon and 1 pm – 4 pm from May to September daily except Monday, from October to April only at the weekends.
Trávníky
Reservation of monuments “Trávníky“ is situated behind the brooks Žernovník five minutes` walk from this place.
Along Železná street direction KORTAN firm. Standing in front of this building narrow path up on the right side could be seen. Climbing up this way passing empire house “Grosovsko” (NO 262), picturesque timbered houses in Zahradnická, Hluboká and Fr. Balatky lanes. Going down to Lesser Square (there is St. James Church with wooden belfry here). Remarkable house called “Jechovsko” and empire one called “Knopovsko” (NO 45) are worth seeing as well.
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 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....
. Located in Jablonec nad Nisou District
Jablonec nad Nisou District
Jablonec nad Nisou District is a district within the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic...
on the Jizera River
Jizera River
The Jizera is a river that begins on the border between Poland and the Czech Republic and ends in Central Bohemia. Like some other names in Bohemia, the name Jizera is of Celtic origin, as the Celts lived in the area during Roman times .-Geography:It develops from the confluence of the Great Jizera...
, the town is on a railway line connecting Pardubice
Pardubice
Pardubice is the capital city of the Pardubice Region and lies on the river Elbe, 65 miles east of Prague. Pardubice has an antique centre square and old town, with many restaurants that stay open until late in the evening. There is an old Tower and a recently renovated Castle...
and Liberec
Liberec
Liberec is a city in the Czech Republic. Located on the Lusatian Neisse and surrounded by the Jizera Mountains and Ještěd-Kozákov Ridge, it is the fifth-largest city in the Czech Republic....
.
History
Železný Brod is an old glassGlass
Glass is an amorphous solid material. Glasses are typically brittle and optically transparent.The most familiar type of glass, used for centuries in windows and drinking vessels, is soda-lime glass, composed of about 75% silica plus Na2O, CaO, and several minor additives...
-producing town founded in the eleventh century. It was originally known as Brod ("ford
Ford (crossing)
A ford is a shallow place with good footing where a river or stream may be crossed by wading or in a vehicle. A ford is mostly a natural phenomenon, in contrast to a low water crossing, which is an artificial bridge that allows crossing a river or stream when water is low.The names of many towns...
") or Brodek ("little ford"). Železný ("iron
Iron
Iron is a chemical element with the symbol Fe and atomic number 26. It is a metal in the first transition series. It is the most common element forming the planet Earth as a whole, forming much of Earth's outer and inner core. It is the fourth most common element in the Earth's crust...
") was added to its name in the fourteenth century, alluding to the town's steelworks. In 1501 the town received its coat of arms
Coat of arms
A coat of arms is a unique heraldic design on a shield or escutcheon or on a surcoat or tabard used to cover and protect armour and to identify the wearer. Thus the term is often stated as "coat-armour", because it was anciently displayed on the front of a coat of cloth...
, which honored King Vladislav II of 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 1880 the town had 2,698 inhabitants and was the seat of the district court. Its cotton spinning mill used 50,000 spindles
Spindle (textiles)
A spindle is a wooden spike used for spinning wool, flax, hemp, cotton, and other fibres into thread. It is commonly weighted at either the bottom middle or top, most commonly by a circular or spherical object called a whorl, and may also have a hook, groove or notch, though spindles without...
.
Železný Brod has many jewellers
Jewellery
Jewellery or jewelry is a form of personal adornment, such as brooches, rings, necklaces, earrings, and bracelets.With some exceptions, such as medical alert bracelets or military dog tags, jewellery normally differs from other items of personal adornment in that it has no other purpose than to...
, as well as producers of blow-moulded glass, thermometers, and small glass commodities.
Demographics
| Year | 1970 | 1980 | 1991 | 2001 | 2003 |
| Inhabitants | 5,663 | 7,099 | 6,826 | 6,544 | 6,442 |
Culture
Town HallTown Hall of Železný Brod was built in 1890 from the primary wooden hall. Town Theatre (located in the first floor) and the Town Gallery of Vlastimil Rada (located on the ground floor) both reside within the town hall building. There is also the town’s coat-of-arms being displayed on the ground floor. The year of 1501, which is depicted in the coat-of-arms, represents the year of law restoration in the town that was carried out by the Czech king of Vladislav II.
Běliště
Jirchářská street 57, Železný Brod, phone : 483 391 149
Ethnographic exposition of The Town Museum in the one-storey, partly timbered house (former tannery and dye-house from 1807). Describes and portrays of the Železný Brod history, its architecture, archaeological discoveries, photocopy of records, half-precious stones from Kozákov, iron, slate, limestone, fossils and residue of sea, sculpture of sandstone, artwork by artist Mr. Scheybal, old classes and school's aids, gingerbread products and old baker's bread, flax processing tools, weaving room, textiles, printer's forms, some old clothing, wooden Bethlehems, old ski and sleds, models of citizen’s houses.
Open time:
May - September: Tuesday - Sunday
8.30 am - 12 noon, 1 pm - 4 pm
October - April: Saturday and Sunday
8.30 am - 12 noon, 1 pm - 4 pm.
Town museum
the square of May 3 rd, Železný Brod,
phone : 483 389 081, 483 389 770
On the square of May 3 in the former citizens timber house from the year 1792 (from the 1936 is part of the savings bank building) is the new exposition of the Železný Brod glass-making (glass-making room from the last century, personages of the local secondary glass school, businessmen and exporters of the 20th and 40th years of the 20th century, unique glass Bethlehem).
Open time:
8.30 am – 12.00 noon and 1 pm – 4 pm from May to September daily except Monday, from October to April only at the weekends.
Trávníky
Reservation of monuments “Trávníky“ is situated behind the brooks Žernovník five minutes` walk from this place.
Along Železná street direction KORTAN firm. Standing in front of this building narrow path up on the right side could be seen. Climbing up this way passing empire house “Grosovsko” (NO 262), picturesque timbered houses in Zahradnická, Hluboká and Fr. Balatky lanes. Going down to Lesser Square (there is St. James Church with wooden belfry here). Remarkable house called “Jechovsko” and empire one called “Knopovsko” (NO 45) are worth seeing as well.