Desná (Jablonec nad Nisou District)

Town in Liberec, Czech Republic

Desná

Town

Town hall

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Desná

Location in the Czech Republic

Coordinates: 50°45′35″N 15°18′10″E﻿ / ﻿50.75972°N 15.30278°E﻿ / 50.75972; 15.30278
Country|  Czech Republic
Region| Liberec
District| Jablonec nad Nisou
Founded| 1691
Government

• Mayor| Jaroslav Kořínek
Area

• Total

| 12.58 km2 (4.86 sq mi)
Elevation

| 490 m (1,610 ft)
Population

(2025-01-01)[1]

• Total

| 2,999
• Density| 240/km2 (620/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code|

468 61

Website| mesto-desna.cz

Desná (Czech pronunciation: [ˈdɛsnaː]; German: Dessendorf) is a town in Jablonec nad Nisou District in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 3,000 inhabitants.

## Administrative division

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Desná consists of three municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):[2]

* Desná I (912)
* Desná II (1,462)
* Desná III (589)

## Geography

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Desná is located about 9 kilometres (6 mi) east of Jablonec nad Nisou. It lies in the Jizera Mountains. The highest point is the mountain Novina at 804 m (2,638 ft) above sea level. The town is situated at the confluence of the Černá Desná and Bílá Desná streams, which form the Desná River. The Souš Reservoir, built on the Černá Desná, is located in the northern part of the municipal territory.

## History

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Desná was founded by count Maximilian Desfours II in 1691. Its name supposed to be Desfoursdorf, however the simplified name Dessensdorf was adopted. After almost 250 years, its Czech name Desná was derived. In 1913, Desná was promoted to a market town. In 1949, eleven hamlets or their parts was joined to Desná and the municipality was established in its current form. In 1968, it became a town.[3]

## Demographics

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Historical population| Year| Pop.| ±%

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1869| 1,270| —
1880| 1,807| +42.3%
1890| 2,123| +17.5%
1900| 2,447| +15.3%
1910| 2,347| −4.1%
| Year| Pop.| ±%

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1921| 1,681| −28.4%
1930| 1,740| +3.5%
1950| 3,516| +102.1%
1961| 3,697| +5.1%
1970| 3,436| −7.1%
| Year| Pop.| ±%

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1980| 3,372| −1.9%
1991| 3,811| +13.0%
2001| 3,549| −6.9%
2011| 3,130| −11.8%
2021| 2,963| −5.3%
Source: Censuses[4][5]

## Transport

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Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary

Desná is located on the railway line Liberec–Szklarska Poręba. The territory is served by four train stations and stops: Desná, Desná-Riedlova vila, Dolní Polubný and Desná-Pustinská.[6]

## Sport

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The town is home to the amateur football club TJ Desná.

## Sights

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The main landmark of the town is the Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. It was built in the neo-Gothic style in 1903.[7]

## Notable people

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* Tomáš Goder (born 1974), ski jumper

## Twin towns – sister cities

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See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in the Czech Republic

Desná is twinned with:[8]

* Malschwitz, Germany
* Podgórzyn, Poland

## References

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1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2025". Czech Statistical Office. 2025-05-16.
2. ^ "Public Census 2021 – basic data". Public Database (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2022.
3. ^ "Historie města" (in Czech). Město Desná. Retrieved 2021-08-18.
4. ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
5. ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
6. ^ "Detail stanice Bohuňovice" (in Czech). České dráhy. Retrieved 2024-02-27.
7. ^ "Kostel Nanebevzetí Panny Marie" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2022-11-06.
8. ^ "Partnerské obce" (in Czech). Město Desná. Retrieved 2021-08-18.

## External links

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Towns, market towns and villages of Jablonec nad Nisou District

* Albrechtice v Jizerských horách
* Bedřichov
* Dalešice
* Desná
* Držkov
* Frýdštejn
* Harrachov
* Jablonec nad Nisou
* Janov nad Nisou
* Jenišovice
* Jílové u Držkova
* Jiřetín pod Bukovou
* Josefův Důl
* Koberovy
* Kořenov
* Líšný
* Loužnice
* Lučany nad Nisou
* Malá Skála
* Maršovice
* Nová Ves nad Nisou
* Pěnčín
* Plavy
* Pulečný
* Radčice
* Rádlo
* Rychnov u Jablonce nad Nisou
* Skuhrov
* Smržovka
* Tanvald
* Velké Hamry
* Vlastiboř
* Zásada
* Zlatá Olešnice
* Železný Brod

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