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Jablonec nad Nisou

Jablonec nad Nisou

Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names | 2005 | | Copyright

Jablonec nad Nisou, Czech Republic Gablonz an der Neisse According to legend, named after the only apple tree (in Czech, jablon) left standing after the area had been laid waste by the Catholic Lusatians during the Hussite Wars (1417–39). Nad Nisou means ‘On the (River) Neisse’. During the first half of the 20th century it was populated largely by Germans, hence its previous German name.
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Jablonec nad Nisou

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Jablonec nad Nisou , Ger. Gablonz, city (1991 pop. 45,937), N central Czech Republic, in Bohemia, on the Lausitzer Neisse. It produces high-quality glassware, jewelry, and ornaments. The city has a 14th-century Gothic church.

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