▁ ▁From ▁ 1 8 0 6 , ▁A sch ▁with ▁Boh emia ▁belonged ▁to ▁the ▁Aust rian ▁Empire ▁and ▁C is le ith an ian ▁Austria ▁after ▁the ▁Comp rom ise ▁of ▁ 1 8 6 7 . ▁Until ▁ 1 9 1 8 , ▁the ▁town ▁remained ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Austria - H ung ary , ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁A sch ▁district , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁ 9 4 ▁Bez irk sh aupt mann schaften ▁in ▁Boh emia . ▁In ▁ 1 8 5 4 ▁a ▁county ▁legal ▁code ▁was ▁granted ▁to ▁the ▁region , ▁ending ▁five ▁centuries ▁of ▁legal ▁control ▁by ▁the ▁Z ed tw itz ▁family . ▁A sch ▁was ▁linked ▁to ▁the ▁E ger ▁( C heb ) – H of ▁railway ▁line ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 4 , ▁with ▁a ▁branch - off ▁to ▁Sax on ▁Ad orf ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 5 . ▁It ▁obtained ▁the ▁status ▁of ▁a ▁town ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 2 , ▁as ▁the ▁population ▁grew ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁fl our ishing ▁text ile ▁industry . ▁By ▁ 1 9 1 0 ▁the ▁population ▁had ▁ris en ▁to ▁ 2 1 , 8 8 0 , ▁from ▁ 9 , 4 0 5 ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 9 . ▁ ▁Upon ▁the ▁dissol ution ▁of ▁the ▁Aust ro - H ung arian ▁mon archy ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁World ▁War ▁I , ▁a ▁soldiers ' ▁council ▁seized ▁power ▁and ▁rejected ▁the ▁dem ands ▁of ▁separ at