Horní Libchava
Introduction '''Horní Libchava''' () is a municipality and village in Česká Lípa District in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 800 inhabitants.
Geography Horní Libchava is located about  northwest of Česká Lípa and  west of Liberec. It lies mostly in the Ralsko Uplands, but the municipal territory also extends into the Central Bohemian Uplands in the northwest. The highest point is at  above sea level. The Šporka Stream flows through the municipality. The village is surrounded by several small ponds. Half of the municipal territory lies within the České středohoří Protected Landscape Area.
History The first written mention of Horní Libchava is in the register of the Papal tithes from 1352.The village was founded in the castle grounds of the Klištejn Castle, which was founded after 1300 and was first documented in 1339.The castle gave the name to the Lords of Klinštejn. In 1426, the village and the church were burned down by the Hussites. From 1653 to 1925, Horní Libchava was the centre of an estate owned by the Knights Hospitaller.
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Sights The main landmark of Horní Libchava is the Church of Saint James the Great. The original church was as old as the village, but it has to be completely rebuilt after the Hussite Wars. The sacristy was added in 1499.The current appearance of the church is the result of the baroque reconstruction from 1736.The Horní Libchava Castle was originally a small manor house from the 16th century, which was rebuilt into a Renaissance residence in 1574.Nothing survived from the above-ground parts of Klinštejn Castle, and the location is now just an archaeological site.
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