Liberec
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10. Liberec
1. BASIC INFORMATION
the 5th largest city in the Czech Republic
located in Bohemia, in Liberec region
in the north of the country
about 104 000 inhabitants
area about 106 km2
surrounded by the Jizera mountains and Ještěd-Kozákov Ridge
Liberec is in the basin of River Lusatian Neisse
Liberec was originally called Reichenberg (from German language)
public transport is connected to other city Jablonec nad Nisou = buses and trams, small airport in Ostašov
education - Technical University of Liberec = known for its research in the field of textile engineering, it has 7 faculties
sport - football team Slovan Liberec, ice hockey team Bílí Tygři (white tigers) Liberec, there is also SportPark, public swimming pool, ski jump, skiing
industry - traditional industrial city (mostly textile industry - there used to be a Textilana factory), automotive industry, nanotechnology
2. PLACES OF INTEREST / TOURIST ATTRACTIONS / FAMOUS BUILDINGS
LIBEREC TOWN HALL
built in 1888
on Dr. Edvard Beneš Square
the seat of The Municipal Authority
65 metres tall
4 floors, 80 rooms
at the top of the tower is a statue of Knight Roland
similar to Vienna Town Hall - the design was by the architect from Vienna Franz Neumann
on the front of building is a bronze monument in the shape of a tank strip, commemorating
9 victims of the invasion in August 1968
JEŠTĚD TOWER
television transmitter, hotel and restaurant
the highest top of the city
on the top of Mount Ještěd
built by the architect Karel Hubáček
national cultural monument
tourist attraction as for winter sport - in the areal there are several downhill courses
to the top it was possible to get with cable car (but there was an accident) - you can get there by foot or by car
THE NORTH BOHEMIAN MUSEUM
built in 1873
one of the largest museums and the oldest decorative art museum in the in the Czech Republic
collections from almost all fields of interest - nature, archaeology and art history
LIBEREC REGIONAL GALLERY - BATHS
at first there the city baths
then it was swimming pool
the building was in reconstruction and in 2014 there was moved from another building in Liberec the regional gallery
F. X. ŠALDA THEATRE
built in 1883
belongs to the oldest theatres
smaller stage of the Small Theatre
there are played 3 professional ensembles - drama, opera, ballet
ZOO AND BOTANICAL GARDEN
opened in 1904 - first Zoo in Czechoslovakia
170 spices of animals
the botanical garden was built in 1876 and rebuilt in 2000
in the botanical garden there are 9 exhibition pavilions and 10 growing greenhouses
8 000 exotic plants
LIBERECKÁ VÝŠINA
lookout tower, hotel and restaurant
stone building
built by textile manufacturer Heinrich Liebig in 1900 - 1901
you can see most of Liberec city from the lookout tower
CENTRUM BABYLON LIBEREC
for families and children
hotel and wellness complex
aquapark, lunapark, iQpark, funpark
CHURT OF ST. ANTHONY THE GREAT
built in neo-gothic style
its history dates to back to 1579
protected as a cultural monument