Frýdštejn

Frýdštejn (German: Friedstein) is a municipality and village in Jablonec nad Nisou District in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 900 inhabitants.

Frýdštejn
Municipality
Frýdštejn seen from the Frýdštejn Castle
Flag Coat of arms
Frýdštejn Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°39′8″N 15°9′32″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Liberec
District	Jablonec nad Nisou
First mentioned	1385
Area
• Total	14.49 km2 (5.59 sq mi)
Elevation	474 m (1,555 ft)
Population  (2025-01-01)[1]
• Total	850
• Density	59/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal codes	463 42, 468 22
Website	www.obec-frydstejn.cz

Administrative division

Frýdštejn consists of 11 municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):^[2]

• Frýdštejn (311)
• Anděl Strážce (15)
• Bezděčín (125)
• Borek (8)
• Horky (4)
• Kaškovice (51)
• Ondříkovice (32)
• Roudný (95)
• Sestroňovice (63)
• Slapy (0)
• Voděrady (146)

Geography

Frýdštejn is located about 7 kilometres (4 mi) south of Jablonec nad Nisou and 13 km (8 mi) south of Liberec. It lies on the border between the Jičín Uplands and Ještěd–Kozákov Ridge. The highest point is the hill Kopanina at 657 m (2,156 ft) above sea level.

History

The first written mention of Frýdštejn is from 1385.^[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 1,630 —     1880 1,624 −0.4% 1890 1,699 +4.6% 1900 1,780 +4.8% 1910 1,820 +2.2%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 1,681 −7.6% 1930 1,799 +7.0% 1950 1,160 −35.5% 1961 1,156 −0.3% 1970 1,039 −10.1%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 989 −4.8% 1991 803 −18.8% 2001 807 +0.5% 2011 824 +2.1% 2021 850 +3.2%
Source: Censuses[4][5]

Transport

The I/10 road (part of the European route E65) from Turnov to the Czech-Polish border in Harrachov passes through the southern part of the municipality.

Sights

Frýdštejn is known for the ruins of the Frýdštejn Castle. Existence of this rock castle was first documented in 1385. It was abandoned in the second half of the 16th century.^[6]

Drábovna is a small sandstone rock town with remains of a medieval castle and an archaeological site.^[7]

On the Kopanina Hill there is the eponymous observation tower. It is a 18 m (59 ft) high brick tower, built in 1894.^[8]

Notable people

• Zdeněk Hoření (1930–2021), journalist