Lázně Libverda

Lázně Libverda (German: Bad Liebwerda) is a spa municipality and village in Liberec District in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants.

Lázně Libverda
Municipality
Libverda Spa
Flag Coat of arms
Lázně Libverda Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°53′25″N 15°11′26″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Liberec
District	Liberec
First mentioned	1381
Area
• Total	13.26 km2 (5.12 sq mi)
Elevation	424 m (1,391 ft)
Population  (2025-01-01)[1]
• Total	526
• Density	40/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	463 62
Website	www.laznelibverda.cz

Etymology

The original German name Liebenwerde is an abbreviation of "auf dem Lieben werde", which then meant "on a lovely island". The Czech name Libverda was created by transcription.^[2]

Geography

Lázně Libverda is located about 16 kilometres (10 mi) northeast of Liberec. It borders Poland in the east.

Lázně Libverda lies in the Jizera Mountains. The highest peak in the municipality and in the whole mountain range is Smrk with 1,124 m (3,688 ft). Part of the Jizerskohorské bučiny National Nature Reserve is located in the southern part of the municipal territory. The creek Libverdský potok flows through the municipality.

History

The first written mention of Lázně Libverda is from 1381, when it was part of the Frýdlant estate.^[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 924 —     1880 849 −8.1% 1890 780 −8.1% 1900 813 +4.2% 1910 795 −2.2%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 712 −10.4% 1930 719 +1.0% 1950 502 −30.2% 1961 478 −4.8% 1970 450 −5.9%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 388 −13.8% 1991 389 +0.3% 2001 456 +17.2% 2011 454 −0.4% 2021 449 −1.1%
Source: Censuses[4][5]

Spa

The healing power of the local spring was first mentioned in 1601 in a report, which stated that the healing effects were known by pilgrims already at the end of the 14th century. In 1785, a new big spring was uncovered, and between 1786 and 1818, several other spring were uncovered. In 1952, the last two spa springs, Kyselka and Nový vrt, were drilled.^[6]

Transport

There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.

Sights

Obří sud Restaurant

The spa are an architecturally valuable and comprehensive set of Neoclassical buildings, built from the second half of the 18th century until 1820. They have preserved their form almost unchanged to this day.^[7]

Obří sud ("Giant Barrel") is a restaurant located in a real wooden barrel. It was built in 1931. Later, another building was added to the original barrel. The barrel has a length of 14.2 m (47 ft), a height of 11.4 m (37 ft) and a width of 10.5 m (34 ft). The rare restaurant is a symbol of Lázně Libverda.^[8]

Twin towns – sister cities

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

Lázně Libverda is twinned with:^[9]

• Mirsk, Poland
• Świeradów-Zdrój, Poland
• Trzebiel, Poland