Svojkov
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 Czech Republic
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| Region : | Liberecký kraj | ||||
| District : | Česká Lípa | ||||
| Area : | 344.7668 ha | ||||
| Geographic location : | 50 ° 43 ' N , 14 ° 36' E | ||||
| Height: | 362 m nm | ||||
| Residents : | 254 (Jan. 1, 2019) | ||||
| Postal code : | 471 53 | ||||
| License plate : | L. | ||||
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| Status: | local community | ||||
| Districts: | 1 | ||||
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| Mayor : | Miloslav Tomeš (as of 2006) | ||||
| Address: | Svojkov 13 471 53 Svojkov |
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| Municipality number: | 546283 | ||||
| Website : | sweb.cz/svojkov | ||||
| Location of Svojkov in the Česká Lípa district | |||||
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Svojkov (German Schwoika ) is a municipality of the Okres Česká Lípa in the Liberec region in the north of the Czech Republic . It is located south of the Lusatian Mountains on the road from Nový Bor (Haida) to Mimoň (Niemes) and at the foot of the Tisový vrch mountain.
history
The place was founded in the 12th century by Lord Svojek. The lord of the castle, first mentioned in 1370, was Jan Ješek von Svojkov. The most important compatriot was Jan von Chlum, called Kepka, who accompanied Jan Hus to the church council in Constance.
In administrative terms, Schwoika formed a municipality in the judicial district of Haida or in the Bohemian Leipa district from the middle of the 19th century .
Community structure
No districts are shown for the municipality of Svojkov. Basic settlement units are Nové Domky ( Neuhäusel ) and Svojkov ( Schwoika ). The hamlets Malý Bor ( Kleinhaida ) and Plesa ( Plesse ) also belong to Svojkov .
Attractions
The castle was built by František Adam von Knobloch in the years 1650–1664. From 1750 to 1945 the castle belonged to the Kinsky family. Since 1945 it has been used as a retirement home. It burned down in 1958. In the meantime it has been reconstructed and serves as a hotel.
In the immediate vicinity of about 15 minutes begins long way through the Modlivý dul ( Betgraben ), which leads to a chapel which was hewn out of a sandstone rock in 1836 by sculptor A. Wagner. Before that there was a wooden chapel, to which the first procession from Česká Lípa was carried out in 1772. At the instigation of Countess Kinský, the Modlivý důl rock chapel was transformed into a Lourdes grotto with a statue of the Virgin Mary in 1903 . Today, every May 1st, a pilgrimage fair is held here to mark the opening of the Mariam month.
The church of St. Wenceslas from 1726 is located in the village.
Modlivý důl - rock chapel
